“I like you, I like you,” intones Justin Vernon on ‘iMI’, the opening salvo of his group’s fourth album. In the three years since the shadowy 22, A Million, Bon Iver’s convener has achieved a hard-earned contentment – even if…
Album | Bon Iver – i,i
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Record Store Day | Shopping Guide K-Z
In case you hadn’t gathered, Saturday is Record Store Day. The A-J section of our pick of the 500+ special releases is here, and now for the rest of the alphabet. All those caveats about the prices being a guide…
Album | S. Carey – Range of Light
This past winter, I sat down and read a biography on Bon Iver, entitled Bon Iver-Good Winter, written by Mark Beaumont. Whilst it was all very interesting learning about how Justin Vernon went from studying religion at university to creating…
Album | Volcano Choir – Repave
Volcano Choir’s Repave is a beautiful album, not to be taken as a collection of songs, rather to be enjoyed as one piece of music in its entirety. That said, I felt like I only understood the power in the…
#121 Volcano Choir – Byegone
It’s hard to imagine their are many FFS readers who won’t be excited, intrigued or at the very least mildly interested to hear new material from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. That the new material comes not from Bon Iver but…
News | The Staves announce headline tour
FFS are horribly excited to hear that the Staves have announced the dates of a new UK and Ireland Headline Tour. These three wonderful sisters will release their debut album “Dead and Born and Grown” through Atlantic Records on 22nd…
Interview | Exciting Times – FFS talk to latest folk-pop sensation, BOY
Contrary to what their name might suggest, BOY are Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass, whose hand-clapping pop hit ‘Little Numbers’ attracted almost 5 million views on YouTube. Falling somewhere between Feist and the sweeter side of Regina Spector, BOY write…
Album | The Chieftains – Voice of Ages
When marriages have lasted 50 years, it is traditional to receive presents of gold. For Irish trad-folkies the Chieftains, that particularly anniversary has brought a variety of even more glittering gifts. Keep your Rolex watches and charming carriage clocks. Bin…
Live | Other Lives @ Village Underground
There’s nothing like a live performance to make it feel like you’ve missed something. Last time this reviewer saw Other Lives, they were on a small stage, in a sweatbox tent at a woodland festival. A few months down the…
WIN! Yellow Bird Project hoodies, t-shirts and lots more
Yellow Bird Project is a blimmin’ brilliant concept. They team up with great bands to make beautifully designed t-shirts, then sell them to raise money for the charity of the artist’s choice. YBP have collaborated with so many bands we…