Cocos Lovers are nominated for our best album poll for their magnificent debut Johannes. Will Greenham from the band answered our questions. FFS: Congratulations, you’ve been nominated for a Schmercury. How do you feel? Will Greenham: We were surprised and…
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Brian’s Mixtape #41: Pick of the Schmercuries 2010
This weekend we launched our Schmercury Poll – FFS’s best album award, in which we’re asking you to vote for your favourite of 12 albums released in the past year. While the FFS editors were tearing our hair out, trying…
Schmercury Awards 2010: Shortlist announced
Not one to be left out of all this Mercury spoofing, FFS is delighted to announce this year’s Schmercury Awards shortlist. We had such a hard time whittling all the fantastic albums released this year down to just 12 that…
For Folk’s Sake’s festival calendar
We’ve gone through the folkier end of the festival calender, and hereby bring you our picks. You won’t find any news on Glastonbury or Reading and Leeds, mind. We’re here to tell you about the things you might not have…
A Folking Good Night’s Blog: Smugglers Records Showcase
March’s A Folking Good Night was a very special one for us, as it featured the best of Smugglers Records. For those in the know this is the home of the sublime Cocos Lovers, who were one of the main…
Album review: Cocos Lovers – Johannes
“The wind and the rain that follows you home/The valley surrounds and swallows you whole.” Kentish folk stalwarts Cocos Lovers’ latest album, Johannes, captures all the beauty of their live singing. From the beginning of ‘Time To Stand,’ the clear-toned…
Cocos Lovers in a pub
What could be better than a lovely bit of acoustic folk in a country pub on a winters evening? Nothing? We agree… feast your eyes: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTo5XFdECBk] The band say: ?”We will be at the Enterprise, Camden headlining a Folking Good…