Back in May, The Son(s) received a glowing write-up from the FFS New Bands Panel, with words such as “ethereal”, “majestic” and “achingly beautiful” being thrown around and an appearance on the end-of-year playlist ensuing – so hopes were high…
Album: Noah & the Whale – Last Night On Earth
Last year I went to see Noah & the Whale perform their second album First Days of Spring at the Camden Roundhouse. Their performance, like the album, was devastating. Half of the room was in tears. The gig could fairly…
Gillian Christie
After playing the best spaces in her home town of Glasgow – King Tut’s, City Halls, Oran Mor – nineteen year old Christie is no longer an Art School secret. Her self-released debut EP Thinking Space Part One is available…
Album: The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh
The Low Anthem are a band of two distinct worlds. Treading a line between traditional, perhaps even stereotypical, American country music and a more modern, indie-folk perspective, the band have manifested this schism in different forms over the years. 2008’s…
Album: Zoey Van Goey – Propeller Versus Wings
Belatedly, completely and a little surprisingly, I have fallen for Zoey Van Goey. It hasn’t always been this way, but then the course of true love never did run smooth. Our first meeting came after an encounter on a website…
Album: Josh Bray – Whisky And Wool
Somewhat reminiscent of fellow singer-song-writer Ray Lamontagne, Josh Bray produces a very solid and pleasant debut. Recorded in a metal shipping container within a barn during wintertime, Bray was reported to have got through the recording process by downing whiskey…