Michael Kiwanuka stands on the precipice in 2012. The two EPs with which he introduced himself last year, Tell Me A Tale and I’m Getting Ready earned an avalanche of praise, including plenty here, and deservedly so, for few songs…
Category: Records
Album | Dear Reader – Idealistic Animals
Hands up, who amongst us can name a South African band making waves in the indie scene? You? Me? No, didn’t think so. It might feel awfully lonely standing in a crowd of one, where the association of yourself with…
Album | Laura Gibson – La Grande
To say Laura Gibson could’ve stepped out of a sepia photograph circa 1880 is also to give to a fair indication of how her music sounds. There’s something curiously anachronistic about her musical sensibilities, a quality that permeates her third…
Album | James Deane – Diamonds & Hearts
On his debut album Diamonds & Hearts, James Deane demonstrates his remarkable abilities as an arranger. The music is simply beautiful, and his masterful way of delivering it adds heaps of warmth and intensity. It seems clear that he is…
EP | Joseph & David – Rise Up The Sun
Joseph & David stand at a crossroads. There’s enough impressive stuff happening on Rise Up The Sun, the second EP from the Leeds duo to suggest a bright future is all but inevitable. Quite where that future lies is slightly…
Album | Ben Calvert & The Swifts – Festive Road
This debut offering from Ben Calvert and crew is an accomplished collection of easy-listening tracks that is a worthy addition to any folk enthusiast’s library. Short opener ‘Paperbox’ is a stripped-back, quality acoustic number, serving as a perfect ‘one-man-and-his-guitar’ introduction.…
EP | Mina Tindle – Mina Tindle
After lending her voice to projects including but not limited to The National’s Boxer, J.P. Nataf’s Claire and a set of Talking Heads songs on French television, Mina Tindle is ready to strike out on her own. The Parisian is…
News | Folkroom Records Launch Debut Album + Live Showcase.
For some time now, London’s finest folk musicians have been gathering at Kings Cross’ Queens Head, showcasing their talents at the Folkroom. With a steadily growing audience, it only seems right to match this, which is exactly what the team…
Album | The Unthanks – Diversions Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Anthony & The Johnsons
As you might expect from a group as interesting as The Unthanks, Diversions is not a straight covers album. Rather it is a re-imagining, a project in its own right, comparable to many other ‘versions’ projects that have emerged from…
Album | Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune
“Please be merry, when I am buried/In the ground”. Despite recently playing for Kate n’ Wills in his native Canada, FFS favourite Dan Mangan seems a bit glum right now. Moving on from the flimsier topics (robot love and that)…