Category: Song of the Day

A song a day, every day. From brand new tunes to elderly classics. We don’t promise to be constrained by genre, but we promise to recommend brilliant music.

#58 Mark Mulcahy – She Makes The World Turn Backwards

‘She Makes The World Turn Backwards’ heralds the welcome return of Mark Mulcahy, eight troubled years on from the release of his 2005 record In Pursuit of Your Happiness. The celebrated songwriter suffered a personal tragedy in 2008 with the…

#57 Rae Morris – Wait A While

There’s a blissful simplicity to the music of Rae Morris: a voice, a piano and a bucketload of emotion. In musical style it recalls Regina Spektor at her most mellow, while there’s a touch of Dark Dark Dark’s Nona Marie…

#56 Fred’s House – Fine Life

We first saw Fred’s House almost two years ago supporting Sea of Bees when they were more positive and upbeat than a children’s TV presenter on MDMA. Since then someone must have stolen their cookies, for Fred’s House have got…

#55 The Frisbys – Philosolove

Please do not confuse the Frisbys  with one or more fris-bees. Far from being named after something you might toss away, they take their name from the harmonising twins at their core, Helen and Nicola Frisby. Together with Sam Keer…

#54 Angus Powell – Monsters

From the hills of mid-Wales comes Angus Powell and his engaging Monsters EP – an atmospheric piece which can quickly transport you to some rural spot. Powell’s recording technique when making this record was to be as spontaneous as possible…

#53 Hannah Peel – Harbour

Shot amid industry and decay against background of blue skies and water, this video – which unbelievably is Hannah Peel’s first – is a perfect visualisation of the tensions that are more prevalent than ever in her music. Peel has…

#52 Best Coast – The Only Place

If you’re anything like us, there’ll be certain tracks on your iPod which you reach for the moment the sun comes out. And if you’re really like us, one of those tracks is probably ‘The Only Place’ by Best Coast.…

#51 Paul Cook & The Chronicles – Seven Times

Paul Cook & The Chronicles are running something of a musical conveyor belt at the moment. Earlier this month, they released Volume 2, their second album in nine months following on from, uhm, Volume One. Volume Three is out in…

#50 Dolly Parton – 9 to 5

We’re unashamed about our love for Dolly Parton at FFS. She’s a brilliant songwriter with an incredible voice and we’ll hear nowt bad said about her. Her classic song ‘9 to 5’ was written for the film of the same…

#49 Charlotte Carpenter – In The Night

Charlotte Carpenter recently sent us her new EP In The Night and instantly caught our ears. With just a tinge of country influences in her folky sound, Carpenter is working from a well-worn template but earns your attention on the…