How would you describe your music? As soft psych folk. When did you first realise that music was for you? What does it mean to you? It’s the cliché for me. I never realised music was for me, it has…
Interview | Introducing…Jenny Lysander
News | Radio 2 Folk Awards CD Release
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards have just released a double CD, featuring 27 of the artists nominated for this year’s award. Artists on the album include the likes of Cara Dillon, The Will Pond Band, and Maz O’Connor. It was…
Guest blog | Stu Barter from Left with Pictures on long-awaited new album
Dear FFS readers, The band I play in, Left With Pictures, are playing a very special headline show this Sunday night, at The Harrison, Kings Cross, for the latest instalment of We Come Alive, the monthly intimate music night curated…
Album | Alabama Shakes – Sound and Color
Having had one of the ‘songs of the summer’ in 2012 with the ubiquitous ‘Hold On’, which seemed to be playing all over the radio, in every shop, and at every festival across the world, Alabama Shakes took some time…
Album | In Tall Buildings – Driver
Chicago’s Erik Hall took four years to make his second album, racking up thousands of miles travelling between his home studio and the Michigan farmhouse where he also recorded – giving the album its name, Driver. And as opener ‘Bawl,…
News | Mumford and Sons unveil new single & video
Mumford & Sons have revealed another track from their latest album, along with an accompanying music video. ‘The Wolf’ is the not first taste we have had from the band’s upcoming third album, Wilder Mind, as they released an official single, Believe,…