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…
Tag: Midlake
Brian’s Mixtape #36: Brian’s been to Glasto
Brian’s been a bit quiet of late, largely because when he gets really excited his wings start quivering and he can’t type. What happened was, he realised it was June and that it was about to be Glastonbury, and his…
The Folk Artist Twitter Directory
Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think…
Album: John Grant – Queen of Denmark
Queen of Denmark is amazing; the album by John Grant, that is. He and Chris Pearson from Denver have released six studio albums as The Czars and this is the first work on his own, backed by Midlake. Queen of…
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…
Album: Midlake – The Courage of Others
Realising one’s role in the world is a seminal point in life that is too often underestimated, ignored. I doubt that Tiger Woods remembers the exact moment he picked up his first golf club, or the first time he saw…
Midlake announce November London date
FFS has been swooning at Midlake’s recently-released third album The Courage of Others ALL DAY, so what a good time for the news to come that the Texans will come back to the UK in November to play the Roundhouse.
The 5-piece play a quick UK tour this month with sold out shows in Bristol, Manchester and London. There are still tickets left for their Glasgow and Birmingham shows (on 15th and 16th February, both £15), so if you live in one of those places, GET YOUR SKATES ON.
Tickets for the November Roundhouse gig are £19.50 and go on sale at 9am on Friday 5th from Live Nation.
Brian’s Mixtape #20: The Big Freeze
Brr… it’s cold. Being a sensible sort of chap, Brian’s not going outside until all this horrid weather is over. You might think it’s better for owls, what with their ability to fly and all, but our poor mixtape maker faces the daily threat of having his wings frozen together and falling from the sky. Plop. Quite apart from being sore, it’d be awfully undignified, and Brian has a reputation to protect.
Instead he’s going to stay in with a delicious bowl of mouse soup and listen to the lovely tunes he’s cobbled together. Some about the cold and a couple that are just songs he’s discovered and loves.