Already much-hyped ex-punk, with fans in high places, currently gigging up and down the country. Her debut EP Spiders came out on Dapsone records late last year and new EP Heartstrings On A Handgrenade will be available 2nd May. A…
Album: Nicole Atkins – Mondo Amore
Nicole Atkins has one of the most incredible voices of any artist recording right now. She channels the spirit of Judy Garland, Roy Orbison and Edith Piaf. Her haunting tones were central to the sweeping, cinematic tracks of 2007 debut…
News: Live shows to launch Kosovo charity album
Next week sees the release of ‘ten’ – a charity album which marks 10 years of Manchester musicians raising money for Manchester Aid to Kosovo featuring the likes of Elbow, Doves, Stephen Fretwell and Jim Noir – and to celebrate…
News: EELS – world tour and free EP
Good news for people who like good music. EELS are very selflessly spending their summer traipsing all over the world so folk like you and I will have a chance to see them play. The band will be on the…
Live: Jesca Hoop @ Leeds Cockpit – 21/03/2011
In a cramped, sweaty bunker of a venue, Jesca Hoop is serenity itself, charming an attentive Leeds crowd with a hypnotic set of her eclectic but distinctive melodies. The little arched attic at the top of the Cockpit ought to…
News: Mechanical Bride announces debut album + free download
Over at FFS HQ we’ve been looking forward to what we’re about to tell you for SO long that no amount of ‘long-awaited’s and ‘much-anticipated’s will cover it. The brilliant Mechanical Bride has finally announced her first album, Living With…