Andrea Tomasi’s debut album, Hurricane Dream, is incredibly beautiful, and instantly comforting on dark autumn days. Beginning with a campfire guitar, the instrumental opening feels self-assured. It was recorded outside, in the woods: crickets chirping away create a natural space…
The Walking Hour by We/Or/Me We/Or/Me is the recording name of Bahhaj Taherzadeh, a chap with roots in Ireland but a home in Chicago, and he has just put out his album The Walking Hour. It opens with the rather…
To celebrate Halloween Joe Innes is offering a free download of his zombie-filled track The Frighteners. He calls it his “lo-fi indie version of Michael Jackson’s thriller” and when it’s played live the crowd provide a backdrop of growls, werewolf…
We love a bit of quirky folk here at FFS, and Lisa Knapp is at the vanguard of those fusing traditional sounds, structures and songs with new technologies. On new record, Hidden Seam, this combines to deliver something fresh yet…
Happy Halloween! We’ve made a collaborative Songdrop playlist for you to add your favourite spooky songs to.
We’ve been more than a bit obsessed with new Asthmatic Kitty band Lily & Madeleine since they came into our lives. Sounds Like Somewhere is taken from their self-titled album. Madeleine said of the record: “Sad isn’t bad, but if we…