We play tracks from The Leisure Society, Fleet Foxes, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, and FFS’s reviews editor Ian Parker calls in for a chat about the best new albums. There’s also two tracks from Brian’s mixtape: Imitation & Flattery,…
Me & My Friends
Leeds’ Me & My Friends have been picking up the kind of support slots of late that catch the eye of websites like ours – Hannah Peel, Jesca Hoop and Alessi’s Ark to name a few. So the New Bands…
Album: Jim White – Sound of the Americans
Jim White has teamed up with Dan Nettles to create Sounds of the Americans, an epic, eclectic 16 track album that juxtaposes underscored narration with entirely instrumental numbers. The album opens with a cover of Daniel Johnston’ s ‘Speeding Motorcycle’,…
EP: Ben Howard – The Old Pine
The 23-year-old Ben Howard hails from South Devon, comfortably nestled between the moors and the sea. Taking inspiration from his surroundings, he goes back to his youth with his latest EP, The Old Pine. Together with Chris Bond on bass…
10 Questions with… Sarabeth Tucek
Ex-Smog/Bill Callahan backing singer and actor Sarabeth Tucek’s second album Get Well Soon was released last month by Sonic Cathedral. Currently on tour with the Leisure Society, she kindly put fingers to keys to answer FFS’s questions. Hello, please introduce…
New Sounds: Other Lives, Michael Kiwanuka, Pearl and The Beard, Lauren Campbell & The Dusty Figurines
If you’ve had even half an eye on the website of late, you’ll have noticed an absolute ton of reviews. It’s that time of year when the releases come thick and fast ahead of the summer and we’re doing our…