Tucson, the latest release from Howard Gelb-organized music collective Giant Sand (a group expanded here to become ‘Giant’ Giant Sand), is balanced, coherent, and aesthetically consistent. The aforementioned adjectives may not sound like a glowing review, but, in fact, those…
News | Laura marling confirms fourth album
Laura Marling revealed earlier today that she has finished writing the material for a hotly anticipated fourth album. Currently touring North America, she says she has completed the writing stage and has started work yet again with producer Ethan…
Album | Catherine AD – Reprise
With a handful of EPs under her belt an a mini live album, Communion, to which the NME attached cult status, Catherine AD has built up a fair amount of expectation for her debut full album. But that project got…
Listen | Album premiere – Esperi’s debut In A Moment, Emotion, Sentiment
Esperi release their debut album In A Moment, Emotion, Sentiment on July 2 and you can stream the whole thing exclusively on FFS this weekend in anticipation. Chris Marr’s band have produced a fine gem of a record, full of…
Album | Dent May – Do Things
Dent May emerged in 2009, an endearing geeky-looking crooner toting, in his own words, a magnificent ukulele. Three years on, he is back with a studio full of synths, ready to burrow his way into your summer soundtrack. The straightforwardly-titled…
News | Mumford & Sons release new video
Mumford & Sons released a small mystery video titled “The Troubled Boys School” this morning as the launch to their newly designed website. Depicting a strange deserted scene of what we assume was a very cool party, the four members…