Hailing from Cornwall and encompassing four songwriters/multi-instrumentalists, All The Fires at first appear to sit comfortably alongside the recent barrage of softly spoken folk troubadours that have found favour with the music press of late. From Bon Iver to Laura Marling, folk is certainly the ‘sound of the moment’. However, within every scene there are those who simply ape those who got there first: for every Pulp there is a Dodgy; for every Nirvana a Bush. Which brings me on to All The Fires debut EP, The Map…
Single Review: Mi Mye – The Last
Frontman Jamie Lockhart started Mi Mye with his friends in Skerray in the North of Scotland and they moved down to Wakefield. Their single The Last is a tale about leaving someone and the subsequent feelings of loss.
Interview: Poppy and the Jezebels
FFS’s Jess Powderly had an email chat with Poppy and the Jezebels about fashion, festivals and being the best Birmingham band since the Move…
Album Review: Broken Records – Until the Earth Begins to Part
Until the Earth Begins to Part is the debut album from Edinburgh indie bunch Broken Records, not that you would be able to tell from listening to it. Featuring an assortment of country instruments gives the album an air of professionalism, not to mention a beautiful folky feel.
FFS Recommends: Kurran and the Wolfnotes
Kurran and the Wolfnotes are an exciting bunch. After just a handful of live shows they’d set the blogosphere alight and industry tongues wagging. So much so that just five months after their conception, the band decided to cancel their gigs, take a month off and polish their live show to make damn sure they lived up to the ever-swelling hype surrounding them. For Folk’s Sake caught up with them ahead of their first post-hiatus performance, at which their upbeat harmony-laden folk-rock set even the most reluctant of scenester toes a-tapping. We couldn’t be more excited to bring you the first of two instalments of this, their first ever interview. Ladies and Gents, Kurran and the Wolfnotes.
Secret Laura Marling show tonight will be her last London gig for three months
Fresh off the back of her tour with US folk star Andrew Bird, Laura Marling is to play a secret show at the newly launched Flowerpot Cafe in Camden, London.