Category: Reviews

Live | Michael Kiwanuka @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

There is a very real sense of expectation as queues snake away from the front of the Brudenell Social Club. Expectation not only that inside will be considerably warmer than the freezing winter temperatures of the car park, but that…

Album | Mary Lorson & The Soubrettes – BurnBabyBurn

Mary Lorson and the Soubrettes’ BurnBabyBurn constitutes a balancing act between its gentle, spacious, and warm sounds and its stark, honest lyrics. This balance is even obliquely referenced in the lyrics of ‘Only One Number Two’. “You walk the roof…

Album | The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know

There has never been a worse time for an ‘80s synth-pop album to come out than now. Even the ‘80s. As Simon Reynolds’ derisive term (and book) “Retromania” gets bandied about more and more, so too does the popularity of…

Live | Ellen & The Escapades @ The Stereo, York

Ellen and her Escapades are finally assembled on stage and ready to play. The hum of the crowd dies down and she steps up to the microphone, takes a breath and…another song comes on the PA system. With a little…

Live | Summer Camp @ Liverpool Mojo 10th November 2011

FFS wrote precisely one memo-to-self during this show: “Jeremy Warmsley is wearing the best shirt ever”.  The review should actually end there: Mr. Summer Camp’s clothing selection alone should be enough to convince you to go see them play live.…