Killing Fields of Ontario have just released their debut album How The World Ends to no shortage of acclaim. A folkier take on Titus Andronica, the London group mix sweeping soundscapes with forceful lyrics which, at times, might just persuade…
With the line-up of this year’s Christmas album finally revealed, we’re just about ready to deck the halls of FFS Towers with boughs of holly. In the meantime, we’re enjoying this enchanting video from Johanna Glaza. If you’re the sort of…
Way back in 1970, a 24-year-old Neil Young poured the fruits of his early successes into buying what he called the Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California. The considerable tract of land came complete with a lake, the barn where…
This is the third Widowspeak release I’ve reviewed, and the first track, ‘Brass Bed’, is lively compared to the sleepy, smoky wooziness of their debut, with a brisk wooden beat. Lead singer Molly Hamilton gives her dreamy voice definition: “Baby…
We consider sending a couple of tweets about the John Lewis Christmas advert and making a cup of tea to be a reasonably productive morning. We worry therefore that Dustin Tebbutt may see us as a bunch of idle slackers.…
I saw Laura J Martin play at Bestival back in 2010, looping flute and mandolin to her voice; if you have no patience for vocal oddity (Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom etc) you might find her pixieish otherworldly presence grating, otherwise…