Communion, a club night and record label set up by Kevin Jones (formerly of Cherbourg) and Ben Lovett (of Mumford & Sons), was originally intended to promote upcoming musicians in the London circuit. This launch saw its grasps expanding to…
FFS New Bands Panel: Musical Charis
Sacramento’s Musical Charis have just released their LP People, People, so we sent the panel in for a listen. Emma Dalby Bowler: Lush and full of life, jam-packed with uplifting harmonies, the album People People is at first not especially…
EP: Esben & the Witch – Marching Song
Esben & the Witch hail from Brighton but are named after a Danish fairy tale about a young boy- an outsider in his own family, although he seems to be the most gifted and wise of his brothers. As in…
Album: Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern – Essex Arms
It was a struggle to write this review. Every now and then an album comes along that you just want to say “I love it, you’ll love it, please go and buy it” and leave it at that, in case…
Communion, Rockfeedback and Platforms team up for City Lights festival
Some of FFS’s favourite promoters have teamed up to create a London festival, City Lights. Platforms Live, Communion, Rockfeedback and Eat Your Own Ears will put on a series of shows over five nights at The Borderline. Individual shows are…
FFS New Bands Panel: Emily & the Woods
Emily Wood has been causing something of a stir since recording her first demos in the kitchen of Laura Marling, getting one of our favourite artists to provide percussion using pasta while adding the occasional well-timed cough. Since then, she…