What began as songwriter Laural Simmons’ idea to send a message to her friends and family back home in Arizona has turned into Portland’s latest emerging folk act, MayMay. Their five-track debut EP is a brief but engaging collection of…
Album | Moonface – With Siinai: Heartbreaking Recovery
Spencer Krug’s second album as Moonface comes in the form of the ambitious Heartbreaking Recovery. Enlisting Finnish band Siinai to help, this is a collection of synth-based tales of heartache and unrequited love which promises to leave the listener deeply…
Interview | Seth Lakeman – Folk’s Reluctant ‘Poster-Boy’ Goes It Alone
FOR YEARS musicians have claimed in pre-album release interviews to be ‘going back to their roots’, re-discovering their heritage and casting off the shackles of show-business, insisting it’s ‘all about the music.’ More often than not this is simply PR…
Album | Sennen – Lost Harmony
For their third album, Sennen retreated to a North London studio while last year’s riots raged around them, but on Lost Harmony they found calm within the storm. Their subtle melodies and rhythms are understated, tranquil, but almost hypnotic, carrying…
Blog | New releases from Tiny Birds and Jonah Maddox, plus introducing Nimmo and the Gauntletts
We’re happy to report there is more new music from some of our favourite New Bands Panel alums as Tiny Birds and Jonah Maddox bring us new releases. Tiny Birds are offering their new double AA side Don’t Let The…
Album stream | Orangefarben by Sea of Bees
Sea of Bees – Jules Baenziger and Amber Padget – have been one of our favourite bands for a while. Their strange and beautiful debut Songs for the Ravens has been played to death at FFS HQ, so we’ve been waiting with bated breath for…