FFS favourites Patch & the Giant, have announced a string of Autumn tour dates. Londoners Patch & The Giant have spent most of 2015 writing and recording their debut album with producer Nick Trepka (Emmy the Great). After a mammoth run of 11…
On the early tracks of Beirut’s 4th full album ‘No No No,’ Zach Condon, head honcho of the world music outfit, seems somehow weary. Yes, it has long been his approach, a compelling laid back yet motivated drive, but some…
It’s 3pm, a couple of days after the glorious End Of The Road Festival 2015 and I’m online buying early bird tickets for EOTR 2016. I’m diligently clicking and refreshing waiting for the link to explode into life so I…
On her debut EP, Watch the Water, Oh Sister shows off her song writing prowess in a richer, more electro-filled sound than I’d previously heard at her intimate live performances. The new vibe fits her style impeccably, and her voice…
One of my favourite Yo La Tengo tracks is ‘Gentle Hour’, a hushed, drony love song from 2009’s Dark Was The Night compilation. I realised this week that it’s not theirs, but was originally recorded by New Zealand’s Snapper. That’s…
Nathaniel Rateliff has long been an alt-folk hero, not known to many, but obsessed over by those who do. He is one of those rare acts who inspires a cult-like following whilst simultaneously not being a weirdo or having a…