Exciting news for fans of music that’s jolly good indeed. John Darnielle and his merry band of Mountain Goats are to release a new album – All Eternals Deck – in April this year. The band have left 4AD, the…
Jo Mango
Glasgow’s Jo Mango released The Moth And The Moon on a beautifully presented 10″ record late last year, but as our panel found out, it wasn’t just the packaging that deserved attention. James Rutherford: I’ll be honest, I have only…
Johnny Flynn to star in new London play
Johnny Flynn is a man of many talents, a travelling player. Not only is he the singer songwriter of folk music that makes our hearts full and glad but he is also an actor and has previously toured with the…
FFS New Bands Panel: Xylaroo
Kent’s Xylaroo late last year released a nine-track LP, Do You Remember the Dinosaurs?, through their bandcamp page, and as our panel found out, it’s more than worth a listen. Helen True: Any band that lists St Vincent and Dolly…
Brian’s Mixtape #45: Brian’s Album Round-up 2010
It’s hardly news to FFS’s regular readers that Brian’s a pretty inconsistent character. He flits about, willy-nilly, with little concern for the wellbeing of his mixtape devotees. You might be relieved to hear that he’s turning over a new Horse…
Blog: Helen’s Album Round-up 2010
When I was an undergraduate we would sometimes play the ‘would you rather…’ game. Andy and Maggie play it in Extras (‘Would you rather be a penguin who’s a bird but can’t fly or a flying fish that’s a fish…