How Does It Feel To Be Loved, a club night described by Laura Barton of the Guardian as “Absolutely the best night in the whole of the world!”, is ten years old this weekend. With a tag-line of ‘From the…
Live | Ellen and the Escapades @ the Lexington, London
It’s time to elevate Ellen and the Escapades to the status of ‘FFS favourites’. The Leeds band, who soared into FFS’s consciousness by winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition in 2010, are on tour with a debut album, All The…
Interview | Introducing…Emma Gatrill
If you like your folk dreamy, stripped-down and devoid of gimmicks, we suggest you check out Emma Gatrill. Falling somewhere between Hannah Peel, Alessi’s Ark and Serafina Steer, harpist Gatrill weaves vocals and melodies together in understated, beautifully-crafted patterns. Whether…
Record Store Day | The FFS shopping guide
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by…
Record Store Day | Taking The Pledge: Why Independent Record Shops Are Best
More than a year after making a pledge to only buy his music from independent record shops, FFS contributor Rory Dollard tells us he’s never looked back. Free-range eggs instead of the battery hen stuff, please. I’ll take some properly…
Record Store Day | Music’s Not Dead, Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill-on-Sea: home of the iconic art deco De La Warr Pavilion, a magnificent century-old seafront colonnade, quaint beach huts, and a huge retirement community. Not the most obvious place to open up a new record store. But that is exactly…