Alright, so you might say that the last thing the world needs is another post-ironic retro girl band – even if Dawn Landes is involved. That sort of thing exhausted the patience a long time ago. Remember the Pipettes? Anyone…
News | Willkommen Collective and friends release free covers album
The Brighton-based musicians that make up the Willkommen Collective have put together a covers album to raise money for the AIM/PIAS appeal after thousands of records and CDs -including nearly all of Willkommen’s stock – were destroyed in a fire…
Interview | Schmercury best album nominee This Is The Kit
This is the Kit’s debut album Wriggle Out the Restless was released last October, and quickly became a favourite here at FFS. Our reviewer Becky Varley-Winter said: “It’s apt that Wriggle Out The Restless is released by Dreamboat Records, as…
Album | The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
I’ll be the first to admit that this is the first time I’ve listened to twin cities survivors The Jayhawks. Eight albums in may be an unfair time to form a first opinion of a band, but then it may…
Listen now | Slow Club – Paradise
Slow Club’s second album, Paradise is released on 12th September (or FFSmas, as it’ll soon come to be known). The London-via-Sheffield duo recorded the album in Hackney with producer Luke Smith. You can hear it in full on the NME…
Listen now | Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
Laura Marling’s hotly-anticipated 3rd album is out on 12th September, and it’s live on the Guardian website to listen to in full. Titled A Creature I Don’t Know, it’s Laura’s first album with her own band – the Mumford boys…