I was quite excited for this release, having highly commended Odell’s EP, Songs for Another Love, back in late 2012. That was a promising four-track sampler of the sensitive heartbreak tunes to come – both stomping piano heavy numbers and…
#110 Gibson Bull – Skin & Bones
FFS favourite Gibson Bull is readying another EP but, conscious that the likes of us are already getting impatient to hear it in full, he’s gone ahead and released the title track. It’s remarkable to hear how much his sound…
News | Low Anthem announce return
The Low Anthem have emerged from their hiatus to announce a new record, upcoming shows and a line-up change. The Rhode Island folksters announced back in September 2011 they were to take a break and have been away from the…
#109 The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
Happy Birthday Brian Wilson. The leader of the Beach Boys and the oldest Wilson brother is 71 today. The reflective and gentle ‘I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times’ appears on Pet Sounds. Brian said of the track: “It’s about…
#108 Nick Drake – Northern Sky
Born on June 19, 1948, Nick Drake would have been 65 today. It’s not an original thought to describe him as the Vincent van Gogh of British music, but it’s too romantic a link not to make. Both led troubled…
#107 Lowland Hum – War is Over
You may recognise some of the lyrical themes of ‘War is Over’ from a song sung by a certain John Lennon a long while ago, but this is no bad thing. North Carolina’s husband and wife duo Daniel Levi Goans…