by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Interview | Speaking to SixToes: The Interview after The Morning After
Earlier this summer SixToes delivered their new record The Morning After to much delight from all at FFS towers. Joseph Merriman led the cheerleading with his review, and then caught up with the band to learn about the record in…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #534 The Pictish Trail – Long In The Tooth
I’ve never understood the point of static caravans – a total contradiction in terms as far as I can make out. After all, if a caravan can’t move, doesn’t that eliminate its sole selling point? But Johnny Lynch seems to…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #533 Justin Dean Thomas – Standing In The Door
We introduced you to Justin Dean Thomas back in April with his song ‘The Night Is Far Gone‘. Now the New York artist is back with a stunning new video for the silky sweet ‘Standing In The Door’. And as…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #532 Ultimate Painting – Winter In Your Heart
The Ultimate Painting was an improvised piece put together by Drop City, an artists’ commune which formed in southern Colorado in 1965. And now it is also the name for a new collaboration between Mazes’ Jack Cooper and Veronica Falls’…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #531 Vincent Bella – Bodies
Berlin-based artist Vincent Bella is a friend of and contributor to FFS, so admittedly we might be biased, but we think his latest song ‘Bodies’ is a bit of a delight. With accompanying saxaphone from his friend Rod, it’s jazzy…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #530 Will Fox – The Boy You Fell For
Subtle, well-crafted songs with plenty of grace and style. You can’t really ask for much more from a young artist’s debut EP, but you don’t need to ask Will Fox twice as that is exactly what he has delivered on…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #529 Jeremy Mage – Next Again
Jeremy Mage and The Magi by Jeremy Mage and The Magi Jeremy Mage is a chap who boasts a mind-boggling resume which has taken him to most corners of the world, playing most different kinds of music. He has toured…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #528 William Henry – The Waltz
The Shrunken Head Sessions by William Henry ‘The Shrunken Head’ sounds to us like some characterful old pub, probably in a harbour town, full of dodgy sorts looking for a quick swindle. If you’re imagining this scene, add if you…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #525 Junkboy – Release The Sunshine
Four years on from the wonderful Koyo, London brothers Junkboy are ready to return with their new album Sovereign Sky. The full album is due for November, but a song like ‘Release The Sunshine’ could never wait that long, its…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on #520 The Travelling Band – Passing Ships
The Travelling Band are coming out of the deep freezer this month. Three years on from the release of Screaming Is Something, they will release their new album, uhm, The Big Defreeze, on August 25th. Passing Ships is here as…