Au Revoir Simone: are specialists in bringing out the heart from within the machine, conjuring a gorgeous, child-like effervescence via pieces of plastic, metal and wire. And while their music is created through the medium of electronics, their songs resonate…
Author: Lynn Roberts
Lynn founded For Folk's Sake in 2008. Her favourite artists are Joni Mitchell, The Leisure Society and The Mountain Goats. She plays keyboards in Joe Innes & the Cavalcade.
The Research are back! Album news and live dates
Casio keyboard-wielding Wakefield trio The Research are back with their second album and a UK tour after a lengthy hiatus.
After the success of their debut album Breaking Up, the band went on to record its follow-up, but were plagued with record label politics. Having split from EMI last year, they are back with new offering The Old Terminal. The album will be released on 27th October.
The Research
They Say: The Research comes from the University of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Sarah is moving back to Wakefield and the Research will be born again and they will bring joy to all the creatures again and they will be…
Kimya angered by Carla Bruni’s Moldy Peaches cover
Alt-folk goddess Kimya Dawson has expressed her reservations about the first lady of France’s cover of Moldy Peaches song Anyone Else But You.
Mumford pal Meins releases single, tours
Friend of Mumford and Sons, Derek Meins, is to release his track ‘Oh! You Pretty Woman’ on 13th October. The single, which features Mumford and Sons as a backing band, will be available as a download only, and can be heard on Meins’ myspace.
Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Seasick Steve all up for Festival Awards
Cast your votes for the Whale boys, Lazzle Mazzle and Steve-o, as well as the brilliant End Of The Road festival, in this year’s Festival Awards.
Seasick Steve plays to sell out Albert Hall crowd
Within a month of the Last Night of the Proms, the Royal Albert Hall played host to an altogether different musical treat on Thursday night as travelling bluesman Seasick Steve played to a sell out audience.
Tilly and the Wall
\\”Tilly and the Wall is an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children’s book called Tillie and the Wall, written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, instead…
Mumford and Sons back in Blighty, new EP on horizon
Mumford and Sons return from their debut tour of the US for a string of UK dates ahead of the release of new EP, Love Your Ground.
The Felice Brothers
A précis of the Felice Brothers career to date; five ne’er-do-well musicians reconvene to Woodstock chicken coop and create a righteous country-rock racket highly reminiscent of Catskill patriarchs The Band. Exciting stuff indeed, spurring the music press into a string…