Quickbeam’s debut album is all about gentle melodies and lush strings. Although the vocals of both Monika Gromek and Andrew Thomson carry these songs, it is the strings that bring them to life, that make you know the debut album…
#111 Matt Corby – Resolution
This might be a first for the FFS Song of the Day – Matt Corby hit the big time in his native Australia after appearing on the country’s version of Pop Idol. You’ll struggle to find any similarities to Will…
Album | Tom Odell – Long Way Down
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…