There are one or two Game Of Thrones fans at FFS. And by fans, we mean borderline obsessives. Fellow, um, enthusiasts will know the significance of the song ‘The Rains Of Castamere’ – it features at some key moments in…
Some of the Felice Brothers most popular songs are the raucous numbers like ‘Run Chicken Run’, but there’s no more beautiful moment on their 2009 album Yonder Is The Clock than ‘Katie Dear’. Rather than tell you about it we’ll…
Wilsen, aka London-via-New York singer Tamsin Wilson, is no stranger to the Song of the Day page, but this may be her best yet. The title track from the Wilsen’s upcoming new EP is simultaneously gutsy and gentle, rich and…
http://youtu.be/LpPUYGBw7l0 Space seems to be in fashion at the moment, what with Gravity and Paul Thomas Saunders and Kevin Spacey. Joining in the trend are Toronto’s Odonis Odonis, whose latest track ‘Highnote’ comes complete with its own retro sci-fi video.…
We love the Pains Of Being Pure Of Heart. And we love songs about Eurydice. So a song called ‘Eurydice’ by the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart should be right up our alley, right? Well it is. And we’re…
There’s a carefree joy to Allo Darlin’ that can be completely irresistible. ‘Dreaming’, the opening track from their 2010 self-titled debut album, is a perfect example of that. It’s the very best type of twee, the sort that puts a…
It can be hard sometimes to put your finger on exactly why you like an album. It’s enough, perhaps, that it simply demands to be listened to over and over again. It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone hearing Beautiful Desolation…
It puts us in an awkward position when our writers start producing awesome folk music. We don’t want you to think we’re just recommending stuff because our friends made it, but at the same time we’d be neglecting our duty…
Toronto’s Gianna Lauren studied jazz, and there’s a sultry, dusky feel to the single ‘Anchor Down’ which wouldn’t feel out of place in some smoky basement club. The track is about what it means to settle down, as Lauren explains:…
It’s a while since we’ve picked the Staves as Song of the Day: today we correct that. ‘Facing West’ is perhaps the simplest and most beautiful track from their debut album Dead & Born & Grown. It’s also heartbreakingly sad,…