The 8th studio album from Eels, End Times, is a deeply, darkly personal outpouring of emotions following the ultimate ending of divorce. Mark Everett paints a picture of a man so consumed with heartbreak, cats insult him just by being in…
Fanfarlo to support Mumford and Sons + headline UK tour + new single + instore tomorrow
Fanfarlo have announced they are to support Mumford and Sons on their sold out upcoming tour as well as a headline tour with support from Tom Waits’ ex-babysitter, Jesca Hoop. The Swedish/British string-lovers released their self-released debut album Reservoir last…
Blog: Rare FM sessions: Dan Mangan, Gideon Conn, Hey Rosetta!
Two of FFS’s writers Jonathan Wilson and Robbie Hayward present Super Strings Theory, a radio show on UCL’s student radio station Rare FM. The pair have brill taste in music and their blog is well worth a look. As well as…
Blog: Nic Dawson Kelly stole Anthony Hegarty’s voice
Here is Nic Dawson Kelly’s Black Cab Session from rather a long time ago. Nic’s debut album Old Valentine is out now (and has been for a while, the shame, the shame). His song Musician is a wonderful diatribe about…
Blog: Watch Blood by The Middle East + free MP3
At FFS we’ve been gently hypnotised by the Middle East’s EP ‘The Recordings of the Middle East’. It’s out on Chess Club on 8th March and we recommend a trip to your local independent record shop to purchase it upon…
Blog: Darren Hayman sings Vic Chesnutt
The Hefner frontman posted his cover of the late Vic Chessnut’s Gravity of the Situation on his twitter. You can download the MP3 here.