The Last Battle’s debut album Heart of the Land, Sea of the Sea has quickly established them as a critics’ and fans’ favourite, and it did not take our panel long to find out why. Emma Dalby Bowler: I’ve had…
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FFS New Bands Panel: Walton Hesse
Think alt-country, and you might think of the barren deserts of the American south-west, occasional tumbleweed blowing across your view as you gaze out across miles of unspoilt, raw country. Basically, as far away from the rain-swept cityscape of Manchester…
FFS New Bands Panel: Musical Charis
Sacramento’s Musical Charis have just released their LP People, People, so we sent the panel in for a listen. Emma Dalby Bowler: Lush and full of life, jam-packed with uplifting harmonies, the album People People is at first not especially…
FFS New Bands Panel: The Light Fantastic
The Light Fantastic is the pseudonym of Manchester songwriter Ash Jones, who recorded both Carrying The Weight of the World and his debut 7-track EP, If I Can Sleep Tonight, Maybe I’ll Be Alright at home. In his own words,…
FFS New Bands Panel: Salwa Azar
London’s Salwa Azar uses a “ukelele and some other ramshackle instruments” to make her music, but, as our panel found out, from simple things can come wonderful sounds. Alice Sage: This woman has a truly lovely voice. It trips and…
FFS New Bands Panel: Luke Brant
Luke Brant’s myspace page promises that “This hope will set you free”. So, after giving it a listen, are any of the panel members still in shackles? Damien Girling: It was said once by a member of Franz Ferdinand that…
FFS New Bands Panel: Matt Shillito
After several years working with different bands, Matt Shillito has gone solo with his brand of angry folk-rock. It’s raw, yes, but is there beauty within? The panel went looking. Kate Hinksman: Matt Shillito makes stripped back acoustic folk-rock along…
FFS New Bands Panel: Silent Paper Radios
Dan Gubbins works under the name Silent Paper Radios, and while there is no doubt something fragile about the music he makes, our panel found you should certainly make sure the volume is not too low. Alice Sage: Pared-back but…
FFS New Bands Panel: Colour Masks
There’s no doubting that Samual Higginbotham has created something rather weird under the name of the Colour Masks, but as the panel found out, it’s also occasionally wonderful. James Rutherford: I’m usually suspicious of bands that have fewer friends on…
FFS New Bands Panel: Clarity Kaufmann
A chance meeting between Korean artist Maia Ruth Lee, and British musician Christopher Knowle at a bus stop in Northern Italy gave birth to Clarity Kaufmann, a folk/electro crossover act. We sent in the panel to assess the results. James…