Sad Day For Puppets are Swedish indie-popsters known for delighting us with melodic, shoe-gazing inspired melodies. Their debut record was released on Sonic Cathedral, which has also released tracks by Maps, M83 and the School of Seven Bells. We Say:…
Album Review: The Wave Pictures – If You Leave It Alone
The quality of offerings hinted at in each of The Wave Pictures’ previous albums was finally attained in their last album Instant Coffee Baby. It was well-rounded and ram-packed full of handclaps, catchy guitar riffs and the distinctive vocals of lead singer David Tattersall. If You Leave It Alone once again exemplifies all the skill and wit of a band that are surely on the verge of a breakthrough.
Single Review: Soy Un Caballo/Tunng – Robin
Soy Un Caballo’s Robin gets the experimental folk treatment by Tunng on this split single release featuring both the cover and original version.
Willy Mason session on Radio 1
As far as FFS is concerned, Willy Mason has spent far too much time at home in the last couple of years. We were, therefore, jubilant to the extreme when we discovered that he’s recorded a live session and interview for Radio 1 to be aired this week.
Single Review: Arthur Delaney – Darling/Dance of Fools
The fact that Delaney is only 19 years old hasn’t stopped him creating a fantastic debut single in the shape of double A-side “Darling”/”Dance of Fools”. Overall the single is upbeat and both tracks find a cohesion in their trundling rhythm and pastoral atmosphere that take the listener down memory lane.
Single Review: Planet Earth – Bergman Movies
Planet Earth – the musical equivalent of cider, wooly jumpers and sheep farming – are twee beyond belief and I love it.
‘Bergman Movies’ is a typical Planet Earth song: devastatingly simple, using a very basic chord sequence with a gentle layering of instruments. The lyrics are neither tired and hackneyed, nor pretentious and aloof, but comfortingly delightful and homely.