In the second in our series of interviews with Schmercury award nominees we speak to Devon Sproule – a Canadian-born musician now living in Virginia, US. As well as her beautiful albums, she’s an absolute joy to watch live, with…
Exclusive | Willkommen Foxswap – tracklist and free MP3
FFS can exlusively reveal the tracklisting for the Willkommen Collective’s covers album. Foxswap is an 18-track album, which will be available to download for free from bandcamp from tomorrow. The collective ask that you make a donation to the PIAS/AIM fund.…
Album | The Bandana Splits – The Bandana Splits
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…