The Last House is the latest offering from 24 year old London based singer-songwriter Marcus Foster. Interestingly, though this is not entirely relevant, he has an MA in sculpture and I have seen his work exhibited in the Saatchi Gallery.…
EP | The Murder Barn – Gotta Good Man
After a year holed up in the mysterious self-constructed studio from which they take their name, The Murder Barn emerge blinking into the light. The band cite Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Ennio Morricone among their list of…
Album | The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
What more do you expect from two banjo and guitar playing brothers from North Carolina than utter charm? This is exactly the sentiment that the Avett Brothers have created with their latest album The Carpenter. The lilting country harmonies, charming…
Album | Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament – The Violence
Do you sing about yanking on the ankles of the hanging and half dead in the shower much? No, nor do we. Or at least we didn’t until really quite recently; listening to The Violence a few times will have…
Interview | A Quick Word with Neil Halstead
Former Slowdive and Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead has just released his third solo album, Palindrome Hunches, recorded over a weekend in a primary school with access secured by way of a bribe for the caretaker. He’s a straightforward, understated…
Interview | Dead, born and all grown up – FFS talks to The Staves
You and everyone you know should have been eagerly awaiting the release of The Staves’ debut album Dead, Born, and Grown, not only because it features inspired harmonies and enough warmth to carry us through the winter months, but because…