Schmercury winners in 2009 for their debut album, The Sleeper, the Leisure Society’s masterful second album Into the Murky Water was released this year to a flurry of acclaim from critics and, notably, an awful lot of celebrities (John Simm, Chris…
News | Scarlett Mist closed down by fraudsters
Brilliant, ethical ticket resale website Scarlett Mist has been forced to close down by fraudsters selling fake tickets. The website matched ticket sellers with eager gig-goers and stipulated that tickets must be resold at face value. Website owners Richard and…
Album | The Drums – Portamento
“There’s always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If ‘Pi’ didn’t work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don’t think I would have gotten another shot at it. If ‘Requiem for…
Album | Slow Down, Molasses – Walk Into The Sea
Very occasionally Windows Media Player can be quite an astute critic. Take for instance its acute appraisal of Slow Down, Molasses’s Walk into the Sea: “Unknown Genre”. It’s right. The band’s music seems to me to refuse to take shape,…
Live | The Unthanks with the Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band @ Leeds Town Hall
We’re stepping out of our comfort zone here, all of us. FFS is not used to attending gigs – no, wait, this is definitely a ‘concert’ – in venues like the magnificent 19th century Leeds Town Hall, and while the…
Album | Lanterns on the Lake – Gracious Tide, Take Me Home
In my previous job, I worked as a presenter for new music station Amazing Radio. One of the first songs I had the opportunity to play on my folk-themed show was the wonderful track Giants, by North East ‘digital orchestra’…