There are some interviews that feel more like conversations, where the artist is so candid and engaging that you can’t help feeling drawn to them. Karima Francis is one such artist – unflinchingly honest, self-deprecating, direct, and sweet, but also…
New Bands Panel | Emma Gatrill – Chapter 1
Chapter 1 is the debut album from Emma Gatrill, a multi-talented member of Brighton’s legendary Willkommen Collective. Have a listen to a cut from the album above and the whole album here, then see if you agree with our panel below….. Thoughts on…
Festivals | A Nose-Piercing Later: My Day at Bushstock.
Bushstock. Bushstock Bushstock Bushstock is all we’ve been hearing for the last few weeks, and the run up to last weekend was just as exciting as the day itself. Run by Communion Records (home to Ben Howard, Daughter, Michael Kiwanuka…
Interview | The Tallest Man on Earth finds his voice
Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, has had enough of the endless Bob Dylan comparisons. Told that his third full album, There’s No Leaving Now, has been branded his Bringing It All Back Home because of its expanded…
Listen | The Dreaming Spires debut album with an exclusive guide from the band
The Dreaming Spires release their debut album Brothers in Brooklyn on Monday and they’ve given For Folk’s Sake an exclusive guide to accompany a stream of the record. The Oxford band were formed by Robin & Joe Bennett, who have…
Interview | The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn starts a new revolution
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn has a novel method of avoiding second-album syndrome: write it before you’ve written your debut. So it was with Generals, technically the follow-up to 2010’s What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood…