This is the section of FFS dedicated to new music, where the New Bands Panel judge the merits of an up and coming band. See it as a kind of parent’s evening for emerging talent. Hopefully, just like a stranger…
Category: New Bands Panel
News | Andrew Butler to release February 14th EP
Fans of FFS’s long-running New Bands Panel (which is getting an overhaul very soon – stay tuned) should remember Andrew Butler, who got a going over from our panel way back in September 2010. What we found then was a…
New Bands Panel | Oh Stockholm!
Birmingham’s Michael Hutchinson and his mate Anna Bennet have moved from electro-pop to sad solos to something a little folky. With two EPs available online and gigs aplenty – the panel stepped up to check ’em out… Nicholas Franks: The…
Blog | New Bands Panel favourites return with new songs
Since launching the New Bands Panel a couple of years ago, FFS has featured well over 100 emerging artists and discovered some absolute treats along the way. We do our best to keep up with what a lot of them…
New Bands Panel | Hey Amy
Small-town Canada’s Hey Amy is a mix of Amy McIsaac and her very talented friends – a debut album is due for release in the near future – meanwhile our panel had a listen for themselves… James Robinson: Fans of breezy,…
New Bands Panel | Foxpockets
Brighton based folk experimentalists Foxpockets play with all manner of instruments and have a new EP out for our perusal – the band took a listen and this is what they said… Chris Belson: Please don’t be put off when I…
New Bands Panel | Rosie Jones
Devonshire lass Rosie Jones and her band The Mystery Machine have released two lovely EPs, supported Johnny Flynn and been praised by Paul McCartney – the panel stepped up to check the hype… Tom Moyser: I don’t think the word twee…
New Bands Panel | Russell Marshall/Bella In The Wych Elm
The Midland’s Russell Marshall, aka Bella In The Wych Elm, takes his name from a gruesome local murder and his cover art from sketches drawn by fans – the panel stepped up to give his his lo-fi sound a go……
New Bands Panel | Sam Brookes
After winning an MTV talent contest with his old band The Volt, touring solo with Ray Davies, and a self-titled debut in the pipeline, the panel decided to check this rising star out… Tom White: The Devil has all the best…
The Lake Poets
Fresh from a session with Amazing Radio, with two EPs under his belt and some BBC airplay, Sunderland singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff, aka The Lake Poets, seemed to the panel to be worth a listen… Tom Moyser: My favourite bit from The…