In 2008, Adelir Antonio de Carli, a Brazilian priest, launched himself off a cliff with 1,000 helium balloons and was never seen again. His story led Hollie Fullbrook to write the song ‘Priest With Balloons’, a lyric from which gives…
Album | My Sad Captains – Fight Less Win More
Stolen Recordings One suspects that Ed Wallis could feel lonely in a crowded room. While some musicians decamp, Bon Iver-style, to isolated woodland cabins to key into the creativity that isolation brings, Wallis decided to hole up in a borrowed…
EP | The Staves – Mexico
There’s something very woolly jumper about the Staves, as might be expected from graduates of the Liverpool School of Performing Arts. Your enjoyment of the sweet-toothed folk tunes that make up the Mexico EP will depend entirely on your tolerance for…
Video | Laura Marling & Ryan Adams – Oh My Sweet Carolina
We know all about Laura Marling’s love for Ryan Adams from her early, more candid songwriting days, so we can imagine how excited she must’ve been to record this version of his song Oh My Sweet Carolina. Ryan says when…
Live | Summer Camp @ Liverpool Mojo 10th November 2011
FFS wrote precisely one memo-to-self during this show: “Jeremy Warmsley is wearing the best shirt ever”. The review should actually end there: Mr. Summer Camp’s clothing selection alone should be enough to convince you to go see them play live.…
Live | The Antlers @ Koko, 10th November 2011
“We want to thank you guys for being here,” says Peter Silberman as he surveys the enraptured Koko crowd. “We have no idea how we got here, and we don’t know how to get back.” A chilly Thursday night in…