This Friday we’re playing our first and only show of the year at Union Chapel in Islington. I’ve got quite a history with the place, so it’ll feel even more special to take to that stage again. The first time…
It’s a big, strange house (a convent, in fact), the kind you might hear ghost stories about. And it’s a long way from home, in Richelieu, France, where the Leisure Society have gone to record, to get away from it…
Ten years since Nick Hemming, Christian Hardy and co arrived with their award-nominated debut album The Sleeper, their fifth offering represents a rebuilding of sorts. The ending of songwriter Hemming’s relationship with Leisure Society flautist Helen Whitaker, and the folding…
Danny Green is the brains behind Laish an occasional blogger for FFS, he launched new London night ‘We Come Alive’ in 2014. Since beginning my delve into the murky world of London gig promoting, I have had an exhilarating journey.…
When a band like The Leisure Society releases their fourth album, there’s bound to be slight trepidation. After being lauded by critics for their first three releases and being counted among Brian Eno and Ray Davies favourite bands, there’s a lot of pressure…
We’re delighted to bring you a new track from Kristin McClement’s debut LP, The Wild Grips. Giant No Good is a darkly haunting song, which oscillates between driving forward and pulling back – the effect unsettling and beautiful. The album…
FFS favourites The Leisure Society have announced the release of their fourth studio album. The Fine Art of Hanging On is the follow up to 2013’s Alone Aboard the Ark. It will be released on 13th April 2015 on Full Time…
We couldn’t be happier to bring you a surprise new track from FFS-favourites The Leisure Society. Following on from their synth-led Olympics-inspired song ‘Fight For Everyone‘ (song of the day #22, fact fans), the band have released ‘Colombia!’ – about…
For Folk's Sake It's Christmas 2011 by The Leisure Society The Leisure Society squeezed the recording of this track – for our 2011 Christmas album – in between touring cathedrals with Laura Marling and their own European tour, pulling all-nighters…
Film-making fans of the Leisure Society could see their work up on the big screen by making a video for the band’s next single ‘Tearing the Arches Down’. Entries will be judged by award-winning actor and director Paddy Considine, who…