Author: Ali Mason

#458 Avi Buffalo – So What

https://soundcloud.com/subpop/avi-buffalo-so-what/ Clear the decks and get read to shout “woohoo” in a loud, over-excited voice: AVI BUFFALO ARE BACK!!! It’s been a while since their self-titled debut – four years, in fact – but finally we have news of a…

#455 Roo Panes – Tiger Striped Sky

https://soundcloud.com/crcmusic/roo-panes-tiger-striped-sky-1 We’re excited to hear an album is on the way from Roo Panes, an artist we’ve been following for a little while now. If this single, ‘Tiger Striped Sky’, is anything to go by, it’s going to be one…

#452 Jenny Lysander – Dancing On The Edge

We love finding out the things that our favourite folk musicians do when they aren’t making our favourite folk music. Jenny Lysander – who created this beautiful track ‘Dancing On The Edge’ – is studying Chinese philosophy at Stockholm University.…

#450 SixToes – Hawthorns

It takes talent to make beautiful music from truly challenging subject matter. That’s what SixToes have managed with Hawthorns, a song about a woman’s abusive relationships with her father and husband. It’s a startling and unsettling introduction to the band’s…

#448 Farewell J.R – Held By A Shiver

We’ve talked before about Farewell J.R’s ability to evoke all of the feels, and it’s in evidence here again in new track ‘Held By A Shiver’. It’s mournful and oppressive in the best possible way. Farewell J.R’s new EP And…

#436 You Are Wolf – Oh Ruin

Kerry Andrew, aka You Are Wolf, is very good at music. You’ll notice that when you listen to this stunning track ‘Oh Ruin’, taken from her upcoming debut album Hawk To The Hunting Gone, which is out later this month…

#434 Camera Shy – Spin Me

https://soundcloud.com/tom-rfc/spin-me Well this is all shimmery and lovely, isn’t it? ‘Spin Me’ is the first track to come from Camera Shy’s debut EP Jack-O-Lantern, which is due out on June 25. The project brings together Nick Bassett of San Francisco…

#433 Mt. Royal – More

Fun, silly and oddly moving, this lovely video finds its own way into the subject matter of ‘More’, taken from Mt. Royal’s self-titled debut EP. The band’s Katrina Ford explains: “The song ‘More’ is the longing for more of something…

#432 First Aid Kit – Cedar Lane

This is a lovely, relaxed slice of country folk from First Aid Kit. It’s take from their upcoming album Stay Gold, which is out on June 9. The duo go from strength to strength having broken through with their track…

#431 Joe Innes & The Cavalcade – God Only Knows I Tried

The usual disclaimer is necessary when talking about Joe Innes & The Cavalcade – Joe’s our IRL chum and FFS head honcho Lynn is a member of his cavalcade – but we have no conflict of interests when it comes…