Esperi release their debut album In A Moment, Emotion, Sentiment on July 2 and you can stream the whole thing exclusively on FFS this weekend in anticipation. Chris Marr’s band have produced a fine gem of a record, full of…
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News | Mumford & Sons release new video
Mumford & Sons released a small mystery video titled “The Troubled Boys School” this morning as the launch to their newly designed website. Depicting a strange deserted scene of what we assume was a very cool party, the four members…
News | Peggy Sue announce live dates for new album.
Team FFS are delighted to hear about the recent release of Peggy Sue’s third and wonderful album of covers: ‘The Songs of Scorpio Rising’. Those of you who have heard the album will already be familiar with the band’s marvellous…
News | Daniel Radcliffe stars in Slow Club’s new video
Harry Potter himself is the star of a new video for Sheffield duo Slow Club’s track Beginners. Daniel Radcliffe, who interviewed Slow Club for Time Out earlier this year, mouths along with Rebecca and Charles’s vocals in the four-minute film…
News | Peggy Sue to release covers album Songs of Scorpio Rising
Peggy Sue have made the surprising but welcome announcement they are releasing a special new album on Monday! Songs of Scorpio Rising is a collection of covers inspired by the 1963 Kenneth Anger film Scorpio Rising. The idea came about…
News | St Vincent to release new album with David Byrne
St Vincent has paired up with David Byrne to record a new album, Love This Giant, slated for release on September 10, and the pair are offering a free download of the lead track ‘Who’. Byrne and Annie Clark have…
News | Matt Corby releases free EP: ‘Made of Stone’.
; This week, Matt Corby released a free download of his recent EP ‘Made of Stone’. It features three beautiful tracks titled ‘Breathe’, ‘Winter‘ and not to mention ‘Made of Stone‘, and is rumoured to be the run-up to the…
Listen | The Dreaming Spires debut album with an exclusive guide from the band
The Dreaming Spires release their debut album Brothers in Brooklyn on Monday and they’ve given For Folk’s Sake an exclusive guide to accompany a stream of the record. The Oxford band were formed by Robin & Joe Bennett, who have…
Compeition | Robin Pecknold, Daniel Rossen and Van Dyke Parks at the Barbican
Those kind folks at the Barbican are offering FFS readers the chance to win two tickets to a very special concert this month. Legendary producer and songwriter Van Dyke Parks* is releasing three of his solo albums Song Cycle (1968),…
Festivals | The FFS Guide to Bushstock
For those of you heading down to old Shepherd’s Bush this weekend, we thought we’d write up a little guide of what we recommend you see: be it the good, the unknown, or our all-time favourites. This year, Shepherd’s Bush…