The first thing to say about the Cellophane Flowers is that they’re a good bit rockier than many of things you’ll be used to finding on this website. But they draw on all manner of influences, of which folk is…
EP: Benjamin Francis Leftwich- A Million Miles Out
A Million Miles Out is the first EP from Communion compilation alumnus Benjamin Francis Leftwich. The opening line of first track ‘Atlas Hands’ is ‘take me to the docks there is a ship without a name there, and it is…
EP: Shambles Miller Sails the Clockwork Sea
Shambles Miller’s Shambles Miller Sails the Clockwork Sea is a collection of four direct, glass-swinging ditties. The EP lacks refinement, but makes up for it with plenty of chutzpah. The opener, ‘Strike!’, is another volume in the proud tradition of…
FFS New Bands Panel: Videotapes
Colchester’s Videotapes have, as they put it, just taken “a folky turn” and so they asked our panel to judge the results. Here they are. Alice Sage: These guys appear to have only two tracks and, like PJ harvey and…
FFS New Bands Panel: Matthew Moss
Liverpool’s Matthew Moss has recently put out his second self-produced EP I Am Gone, a five-track collection that comes with an attractive animated film. But how does the music sound? Shaun McCoy: Liverpool folk-rock artist Matthew Moss presents a quintet…
Album: Snowblink – Long Live
Snowblink’s Long Live is a threatening album. That is to say, this completely superb album threatens to surprise the listener with unexpected and appropriate moments. It is clear from the beginning — a track called ‘Rut and Nuzzle’ — that Daniela…