It’s hard to say exactly what sort of music Douga make, and if this is not necessarily by design, it’s no real accident either. Former Plank! drummer Johnny Winbolt-Lewis has formed this foursome of like-minded experimentalists to explore his love…
Al Spx, aka Cold Specks, will return with her sophomore album Neuroplasticity in August. If the title is a bit more of a tongue twister than debut I Predict A Graceful Explosion, the music has ticked up a few notches…
Texas three-piece Khruangbin may not be kind on spellcheckers, but they are certainly kind on the ears. ‘A Calf Born In Winter’ got a limited Record Store Day release but this week reappeared to a wider audience. Their lovely laid-back…
From out of Canada come The Provincial Archive who are heading over the ocean for a short European tour ahead of the release of their new EP Hide Like A Secret in early June. Fitting somewhere between Simian Ghost, REM,…
They’re back! FFS favourites Ellen & The Escapades have revealed their first new single since 2012 debut album All The Crooked Scenes. ‘Lost Cause’ reveals a slight change of gears in terms of sound but we reckon it’s a grower.…
Five years (five years!) on from the release of Sigh No More it’s become all-too-easy to switch off at the first listen to any of the myriad of bands who have followed aping the Mumford & Sons sound. There’s certainly…
New Zealand duo French for Rabbits have this week released new single ‘Goat’, and it was love at first listen for us in FFS towers. The band have a growing reputation after winning the Best Folk Album award and the…
The Drive-By Truckers don’t play too many shows in the UK, so when they do it’s a real treat. And they’ve been over this week to celebrate the release of their new record English Oceans, for which you can read…
The Great Southern Brood by Honey Locust A little earlier this year Nashville group Honey Locust released their debut LP The Great Southern Brood, the lush uplifting sounds of which we’re really starting to appreciate now that the sun has…
I often spend long periods daydreaming about what it would be like to have a dog. One day, I’m going to get one. In the meantime, I can listen to tracks like this from Sheffield’s Nat Johnson, the former leader…