Listening to North Sea Radio Orchestra, FFS is pretty certain that, had the music teacher in charge of our school orchestra encouraged us to practice this sort of thing, instead of jerky, deeply uncool ‘big band music’, we might be…
Live | Michelle Stodart @ Apple Cart Festival
If The Magic Numbers are a little too ‘shiny happy people’ for you, bassist Michele Stodart’s solo foray into country and blues territory is a far grittier prospect. We may be at the underpopulated, family-orientated Apple Cart festival (littler, more…
Album | The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
Slave ambient is a very appropriate name for this album full of, well, ambient guitars. Coupled with Adam Granduciel’s vocals, reminiscent of many a country singer, it makes for a very interesting if slightly confused album. Every songs seems different…
EP | Florian Lunaire – Spring and Summer
Florian Lunaire is releasing a series of EPs based on the four seasons with each one being recorded in a different location in accordance to the time of year. Autumn and Winter will come in due course but he has…
Listen | New Treetop Flyers single ‘It’s About Time’
Glastonbury talent competition winners Treetop Flyers will release their new single ‘It’s About Time’ through Communion Records on 18th September. It’s a hit of 70s-inspired pop rock that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Laurel Canyon compilation. See what…
Album | I Break Horses – Hearts
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say I Break Horses have been created by a fiendish group of artists simply to confound music critics and disprove our own, limited art. As an explanation, here are the facts about the…