We don’t cover too many Dinosaur Jr records on FFS, but the new solo record from band leader J. Mascis is a delicate and pretty affair. The guitars are inevitably gorgeous. The record at first doesn’t seem to go anywhere…
James Yorkston’s eighth album is a delicately beautiful affair, much in the vein of his earlier offerings. Produced by Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor and with additional vocals from KT Tunstall, it is an intricate melding of melancholic melodies and guitar,…
Dan Michaelson’s fifth record since the break-up of previous band Absentee captures a theme of heartbreak and sinks it deep into your soul within thirty blissful minutes. Written after his divorce, this is as raw and as gripping as you…
Fresh from an appearance at this weekend’s Green Man Festival, Ivan Campo continue the celebration of their tenth year with their ninth album release Fantastic Blue. The trio – Adam Shaw (lead vocals and guitar), Ben Atha (Bass) and Will…
It’s safe to say that there is nothing like some fresh-cut bluegrass. You might as well consider Trampled by Turtles a lawnmower then because they provide nothing short of that. Lame puns aside, Wild Animals shows an incredibly different and…
Emerging in 2012 as BBC 6 Music presenter Steve Lamacq’s ‘One to Watch’, Luke Sital-Singh has been quietly building towards The Fire Inside, his debut album, which follows a string of EP’s released in the interim 18 months since his appearance…
Emily Barker’s latest project, Vena Portae, emerged from recording sessions in the winter months of 2012 in Sweden; the delay between recording and release the result of each members on-going musical commitments. Where Barker’s voice would usually be accompanied by…
Starlight – the third album from Bedfordshire’s Terry Emm – comes two years after the dark moods of Petals Fallen Off The Sun. This time out, we find Emm in a more reflective and happier place with the added help…
It was a step into the unknown when I first tuned in to the multi-layered, traditionally formed songs of Anja McCloskey but by the end of this twelve track second offering from the half-German, half-American musician it was a step…
Jenny Lewis’ third album has been a long time coming. The voyage of the broken relationship that informs the great part of this album has indeed been an arduous journey, but the resulting record rarely dips below sublime and will…