Frightened Rabbit ‘Living in Colour’ While it may not seem like summer has arrived yet, technically it has and Frightened Rabbit latest single ‘Living in Colour’ will make it seem as if the sun is splitting the trees, not hiding…
Author: For Folk's Sake
Album: Horse Feathers – Thistled Spring
The new album from Portland-based Horse Feathers doesn’t deviate much from the beautiful, tightly constructed indie folk of their previous releases. Strings, guitars and banjo are layered below Justin Ringle’s soft vocals, with lyrics that create the blooming atmosphere of…
Live: Quasi @ Captain’s Rest, Glasgow
After an hour-long set from hipsters Dead Meadow with songs containing increasingly long almost psychedelic jam sessions in the middle (as one over-eager heckler said, “Take that and some hallucinogenic drugs”), the crowd at Glasgow’s cramped Captain’s Rest seemed more…
Live: Slow Club @ Koko, London
Just as Ronseal Quick Drying Woodstain does exactly what it says on the tin, the presence of the two protagonists of Slow Club on the front cover of their debut album Yeah So implies that two people will take to…
Live: Peggy Sue @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
When you listen to Peggy Sue on record – and if you haven’t done so, I strongly advise you to – two things are immediately striking. One is the captivating sound made by the voices of Rosa Rex and Katy…
Live: Forest Fire & Phosphorescent @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
You can usually tell what niche of music is in order for an evening’s entertainment by those there to witness it. This evening, I find myself in a sea of beards, and once one gets a glimpse of Phosphorescent and…
Live: Sia @ The Roundhouse, Camden
The Roundhouse still has the ambience of a new venue even several years after its 2006 re-opening as London’s newest kid on the block. This may be because at times it feels like a new flat before the inevitable trip…
Live: Villagers @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
Villagers have been around for a wee while now, causing hubbub in the most remote corners of the music world, one such corner being the little known TV show, ‘Later… With Jools Holland’. Playing to a full to the brim…
EP: The Wave Pictures – Sweetheart
Moshi Moshi is phenomenal. While bigger American labels such as Victory and Epitaph have garnered attention, the small London-based label have been releasing a ton of records from exciting bands such as Tilly & the Wall, Hot Club De Paris,…
Live: Jon Boden @ The Southbank Centre, London
As well as the four members of The Remnant Kings, two Edison phonographs with their brass horns accompany Jon Boden at either side of the stage at the Purcell Room. They help to “preserve memories of what’s gone before,” says…