There are some exciting stirrings among the original London folksters. Mumford and Sons and Noah and the Whale have just released albums (The First Days of Spring and Sigh No More – both released this month), Cherbourg have a new single out (No More Flowers) Laura Marling’s second record is reported to be almost ready, and now we can expect a new release from the wonderful Johnny Flynn.
Willkommen’s the Miserable Rich to release covers EP
Wilkommen Collective band The Miserable Rich are set to release an EP of cover versions.The five-piece will bring their folk-with-strings sound to four classic pop songs.
Album: The Mountain Goats – The Life of the World to Come
There will be some who will balk at an album where each and every song is named after a different bible verse. Then there will be others who will fervently use this to find some higher meaning in John Darnielle’s customarily intriguing lyrics, listening with a bible in their hand to reveal religious insights that frankly may or may not be there.
UPDATE: Adam Green confirmed as playing the Flowerpot in London tomorrow
The Flowerpot in Kentish Town’s has confirmed that ex-Moldy Peaches man Adam Green is to play a free gig tomorrow night.
Brian’s Mixtape #10: Nymphs and Harpies
We don’t want to cause too much upset amongst fans of Brian, but the poor feathered lothario’s had his heart broken recently, and he’s become obsessed with, well, girls. Not just the lovely ones either. He’s had ‘Toxic Girl’ by Kings of Convenience on repeat in the office so many times this week that we’re all beginning to hate the bitches, and we are mostly of the oestrogen-rich variety of person here at FFS HQ.
Single: Wild Beasts – All the Kings Men
What can I say about Wild Beasts that have not been said already? This is a band that has taken us all by surprise. They are teasers and challengers to and of the senses and the preconceptual ideas of the laws of anticipation and music formulas of best practice. ‘All the Kings Men’ is a supreme delight – it is like the cherry on the cake, like the feeling you get when getting a shy kiss on the cheek from that beautiful girl at high school or like the giggles of a baby when it’s being tickled.