CocoRosie, comprising two incredible, operatically talented, electronically experimental sisters, have announced the details of their fourth studio album, Grey Oceans, due for UK release in May. Sierra and Bianca will also be gracing our shores in that month (along with…
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Single: Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkins
The latest babe to emerge from the Fanfarlo woods is young Harold T. Wilkins, and quite the fascinating song it is too. Inspired by a British flying saucer obsessive of the same name, this song speaks not only to the…
Summer Camp reveal true identity and give away free song
In case you’ve not noticed the excited rumblings, murmurings, and occasional excited yelps surrounding this mystery band for the new decade, let us introduce you to Summer Camp. With identities more shrouded in mystery than even the most meticulous of…
Owl Parliament 2010 line-up announced
Last year, the first Owl Parliament was a wonder of a day: Mechanical Bride, Jeff Lewis, Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling were a few of the stellar acts who performed to a Union Chapel auditorium packed full of numb-bummed music…
EP: Tristram – Someone Told Me a Poem
Tristram’s new EP, Someone Told Me a Poem, is an unfeasibly beautiful toolkit for dealing with the commonplace mundanities of modern life, replete with lulling laments about stolen property, ice tea and zombies. The title track is an enigma of…
Album: Eels – End Times
The 8th studio album from Eels, End Times, is a deeply, darkly personal outpouring of emotions following the ultimate ending of divorce. Mark Everett paints a picture of a man so consumed with heartbreak, cats insult him just by being in…
Broadcast 2000 releases album in SUPERFANBUNDLE format
Broadcast 2000, friends to FFS and recent gardeners at The Allotment, have decided to indulge in a bit of merchandise madness for 2010. In celebration of the arrival of their eponymous debut album on 15th February. If you want to…
Noah and the Whale release details of new album
Following the myriad successes of film-album combo First Days of Spring, which won Noah and the Whale much critical acclaim and shattered aortas left, right and centre, details of Fink and Co.’s next LP have been released. Tantalising they are…
Album recommendation: Kristin Hersh – Hips and Makers
Here’s the thing about Kristin Hersh: she’s a fucking goddess. A goddess, I might add, to whom far too little attention is paid. She’s also lead singer and guitarist for Throwing Muses, but that’s another story. I first happened upon…
Johnny Flynn offers free MP3 from ‘Sweet William’ EP
Johnny Flynn In a longingly awaited follow-up to the utter stunner of an album that was A Larum, Johnny Flynn has recorded the Sweet William EP, one track of which, ‘Drum’ is now available as a free download here. What…