I’ve been on a mission to clear out my inbox. It’s not something I manage to do very often. Indeed, I’m approaching the two-year anniversary of the last time I found the bottom. But anyway, it turns out there were…
Album | The Wood Brothers – Smoke Ring Halo
It’s best to start at the end when considering the Wood Brothers’ Smoke Ring Halo, as its final track is breathtaking. ‘Blue and Green’ is crisp, clean, and frankly as close to perfect as I have heard in recent history.…
News | Stream Jonathan Wilson’s new album Gentle Sprit
Blue Ridge mountain boy* Jonathan Wilson’s first album Gentle Spirit will be released on 8th August via seemingly infallible UK label Bella Union. Wilson is a songwriter musician and producer who has worked with Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, who…
Playlist | Bellowhead choose 11 tracks
Brilliant 11-piece Bellowhead have put together an 11-song playlist of their influences and loves. It’s a great mix, from tracks we listen to all the time at FFS HQ, to gems we’d never heard before. We hope you enjoy it…
EP | Paul Thomas Saunders – Lilac and Wisteria
I remember seeing Paul Thomas Saunders a couple of years ago in his native Leeds. He was doing the whole emotive-bloke-with-a-guitar routine and, truth be told, he was doing it pretty well. It was with that expectation that I set…
News | Jeffrey Lewis collaborates with The Sussex Wit and Wave Pics for new album
Jeffrey Lewis has announced the release of his new album ‘A Turn in the Dream-Songs’ on 10th October. Jeff recorded the follow up to 2009’s ‘Em Are I’ in Manchester, and invited friends including Johnny Flynn, Au Revoir Simone, The…