There’s a touch of Kings Of Convenience about this, the second track from new London two-piece Winter In Toronto. That is a very good thing thing, of course. We love the almost casual guitar playing and the languid harmonies. If…
Travelers by Joseph Marlowe We’re all for bands inventing their own genres to describe their music. We’re a broad church here at FFS – ‘why not?’ we say. And that’s why we’re throwing our weight behind Joseph Marlowe, who have…
You know Jennifer Left, right? Well, if you don’t, why not take four minutes and seven seconds out of your day to get acquainted with her. This track ‘Hushabye’ is the title track from her forthcoming debut album, which is…
The Phoenix Foundation are back, and we reckon they’re sounding better than ever. This track ‘Race Day’ is taken from their upcoming EP Tom’s Lunch (a meal which we assume was purchased at Tom’s Diner), which is due out next…
When the bleepy into to this song is playing, you might think it doesn’t sound very FFS. When the crunching guitar kicks in, you may feel your suspicions have been confirmed. But when the vocals melt over the top of…
Who wants to hear some music about decaying plants? Well, you do, although you might not realise it. This track Cambridge-based dream-popper Alicia Catling is beautiful in a hypnotic, off-kilter way. You can download the track for free, but she’s…
Football fans will no doubt be missing all things Chilean after the nation’s heroic efforts at the World Cup came to nought. As ever, music is here to help – this time in the form of Soledad Velez, another distinctive…
https://soundcloud.com/hunsleymat/au-contraire/ Music doesn’t have to smack you round the face to grab your attention, something that Mat Hunsley evidently knows. This most unassuming lament packs as big a punch as something twice as loud and infinitely more banjoey. We’re aware…
Regular followers of this section of For Folk’s Sake will know we love a slow-build, so we’re pretty smitten with this new track ‘Tunnel’ by The Bronze Medal. Produced by Vageir Sigurosson, it’s the opening track from the band’s forthcoming…
It being July 4, we had to bring you something American, so here are Patchy Sanders out of Ashland, Oregon. Their music has been described as noir-grass. We’re not entirely sure what that means, but this song – ‘Darkest Skarlet…