Last year, in front of an audience of people on the south bank of the river Thames, John Grant came out for the second time in his life. The first time he came out it had been as homosexual –…
#5 Laura Marling – Where Can I Go?
If FFS could have picked any way to celebrate International Women’s Day, a new track from Laura Marling may well have been top of the list. And because sometimes the world is nice like that, that’s exactly what we got.…
News | Laura Marling announces new album Once I Was An Eagle
FFS are over the moon to hear that Laura Marling has just announced the release of her fourth album. Titled ‘Once I Was an Eagle’, the 16-track record will be released on the 27th May 2013 (28th May US/CA). Produced…
News | Austra announce new album Olympia
Canadian band Austra are to release their second album, Olympia, later this year. The Toronto-based outfit will release the follow-up to 2011’s Feel It Break on June 17, when they will also play a lone UK date at the Hoxton…
Live | Fionn Regan @ Islington Assembly Hall
Fionn Regan flies below the radar on pretty much all counts but one: his music. His promotion is minimal (tickets were barely advertised for tonight’s gig), his internet presence is slight (despite nearly 25k fans on Facebook), and he rarely…
Artist Blog | Dave Pegg blogs week four of Fairport Convention’s UK tour
As the Fairport Convention Wintour comes to a close, Dave Pegg (‘Peggy’ to his friends’) looks back over the highs and lows (not that there really seem to have been many) of the tour, and looks forward to the next…