The wonderful Peggy Sue are celebrating the very exciting release of their debut album with a London show on 29th March. The Brighton/London trio are offering a special admission + album ticket to the show for £14. Fossils and Other…
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.
Blog: Darren Hayman posts pictures of Wave Pictures recording session
Hefner frontman and creator of last year’s masterful folk opera Pram Town has posted photos of the Wave Pictures during a recording session at his house in December. According to Darren, the band were at Hayman Towers recording a song for…
Johnny Flynn tours, gets touted as ‘Next Big Thing’
Barbour-sporting troubador Johnny Flynn has announced a UK tour in February, where he’ll debut music from his untitled second album, due for release in May. Johnny will play a string of UK dates with his band The Sussex Wit in…
First Aid Kit announce new single and UK tour
Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara have announced the second single to be taken from their forthcoming album The Big the Black and the Blue. Single I Met Up With The King, which is inspired by a lyric from one of…
Album: Strike The Colours — Seven Roads
Seven Roads is the second album from Strike the colours (which consists of Jenny Reeve and a variety of musical band mates), following up their highly acclaimed debut, The Ship that Sank a thousand Ships. And from what I can tell,…
Lisa O Piu: When This was the Future
Lisa O Piu’s first album release, When this was the Future, is full of enchantment, beauty and soft melodies. I do however want to clear one thing up before I officially start the review, I originally thought Lisa O Piu was…
EP: Animal Collective — Fall Be Kind
For those, like myself, frustrated by Animal Collective’s adventures into sound while delivering headline sets at summer music festivals, this EP is not going to light any fires. But for those who thought their breakthrough album Merriweather Post Pavillion was…
EP: The Miserable Rich – Covers
Having only released their debut album earlier this year, it is quite remarkable that the still relatively unknown quantity that is The Miserable Rich carry with them such a recognisably distinctive and uniquely personal sound through a combination of James…
EP: Kría Brekkan – Uterus Water
For a relatively unknown artist, Kría Brekkan’s creds are superb – a former member of whispery Icelandic collective múm, Kría has been slowly gaining a name for herself in the indie rock scene, including featuring in the cover art of…
Album: Sparrow and the Workshop – Into the Wild
Sparrow and The Workshop present Into The Wild, their debut album, a delicate, intricate and honest gift to the senses. Mixing pop, rock and folk as well as their different backgrounds (Scottish, Welsh and American) and views on music, their sound…