Glastonbury Festival – a plethora of big names, huge atmospheres and legends bringing back catalogues of hits to crowds reaching tens of thousands. This is what you see on the extensive coverage provided by the BBC over the weekend. What…
#497 Winter In Toronto – Adhere
There’s a touch of Kings Of Convenience about this, the second track from new London two-piece Winter In Toronto. That is a very good thing thing, of course. We love the almost casual guitar playing and the languid harmonies. If…
#496 Joseph Marlowe – Forest
Travelers by Joseph Marlowe We’re all for bands inventing their own genres to describe their music. We’re a broad church here at FFS – ‘why not?’ we say. And that’s why we’re throwing our weight behind Joseph Marlowe, who have…
#495 Jennifer Left – Hushabye
You know Jennifer Left, right? Well, if you don’t, why not take four minutes and seven seconds out of your day to get acquainted with her. This track ‘Hushabye’ is the title track from her forthcoming debut album, which is…
Album | SixToes – The Morning After
Otherworldly SixToes return with a beautifully cut-back, matured album. The first thing that struck me about this record was how much SixToes have developed in terms of sound since 2008’s Trick of the Night. To be honest, at first I…
Album | The Old 97s – Most Messed Up
Texas’ the Old 97’s have been gracing us with their special brand of country-flavoured indie since 1993. Six years after their last studio album, they return with their eighth, and have truly outdone themselves with Most Messed Up. Having listened…