Frankly, by now we should be used to Jeffrey Lewis’ musical left turns. After albums of Crass covers, multimedia sing-songs about the rise of communism and just about the most disparate set of song subjects across a career (falling asleep…
Album: Roddy Woomble: The Impossible Song & Other Songs
During the six years since his debut, Roddy Woomble’s tours and collaborations seem to have helped him grow as a solo artist. The musicianship and production are as fantastic here as on My Secret Is Silence, yet there has been…
Tour: Tristram & Laish
It’s no secret that FFS are stonking great big fans of Tristram. Of course we are. The man makes the most heart-searing noises with his bare mouth. We liked his ‘Someone Told Me a Poem’ EP so much we raved…
Album: Laura Meyer – Been Here Before
Laura Meyer’s Been Here Before is an evenly-paced album of the contemporary blues ilk. It has many enjoyable moments, but fails to gather critical mass to ensure that it becomes a staple of this author’s rotation for the coming months.…
10 questions with…William Fitzsimmons
1. Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated I’m a songwriter and psychotherapist. Those are my two things that I think are most descriptive of me. The music is folk music with some other stuff on their…
Album: PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
‘Let England Shake’, commands the title track of this, Polly Harvey’s latest studio album. And after just one listen, I can confirm that this small corner of the West Country is very shaky indeed. The excitement isn’t just a hangover…