Ana Silvera writes opulent, heartfelt songs full of flights of birds, femme fatales, harlequins and carousels, with strong undercurrents of love and loss. If you like Regina Spektor, Kate Bush, Anna Calvi, old books, poetry, opera, or Hans Christian Andersen, you might…
Live | Simone Felice @ Pocklington Arts Centre
The last time I saw Simone Felice perform, he and his brothers were jumping around the stage at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds – singing about chickens and turning a humble washing board into an instrument. This time, at…
Album | Lee Hazelwood – The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes and Backsides 1968-71
Lee Hazelwood has always had a sense of humour – his last album before he died was called Cake or Death after an Eddie Izzard sketch. It’s no surprise then that this reissue of some of his greatest songs is…
Blog | New favourite band: I Am Oak
Here is everything we know about I Am Oak: – The band is based around a songwriter called Thijs Kuijken – He is from Utrecht in the Netherlands – Their website is here: iamoak.com – You can listen to their albums…
Interview | ‘Taking things as they come’ – FFS speaks to Loudon Wainwright III
IT’S FAIR TO SAY that Loudon Wainwright has had an Interesting Life. Born in North Carolina in 1946, he’s released 22 studio albums, played a singing surgeon in M*A*S*H, been nominated for 3 Grammys, recorded iconic sessions with the late,…
Album | Richard Hawley – Standing At The Sky’s Edge
Standing At The Sky’s Edge takes about a minute to annonce itself as a Richard Hawley album like no other you’ve ever heard before. In the 12 years since the former Longpig went solo he’s carved out a career making…