Hurraaaaaaaaaaaay! Alessi and her Ark, whom FFS has loved for many years, has announced the release of her second album Time Travel. Since the release of her debut album Notes from the Treehouse, Alessi has shared the stage with the…
Mumford & Sons headline NME/Communion show
Communion – run by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett and Cherbourg alum Kev Jones – have teamed up with the NME to promote a special folk show at London’s Dingwalls. Headliners Mumford & Sons will be joined by Anna Calvi…
Pesky J Nixon
From Boston, Massachusetts come from the Americana stylings of Pesky J Nixon. The panel went in to see what they could find. Alice Sage: There are absolutely no sharp corners in this band. No edges or complexity either. Just unbelievably…
Live: Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown at the Union Chapel, London
First things first: Hadestown is wonderful. Despite being released just a year ago, it’s safely in my all time favourite albums list and there it shall stay. It’s an incredible record, a sad and affecting story told through smartly-observed characters…
Spark fm’s Poison Oak: The Holy Modal Rounders, Sharon Van Etten, Sea of Bees
It’s radio a go-go round these parts. On Sunday I did my third set of recommendations for the marvellous Poison Oak show on Spark fm. Here’s what I suggested the good folk of Sunderland might like to take a listen…
Message To Bears
Message To Bears are a folktronica outfit from Oxford that have been making a big furry name for themselves. The panel stepped up to check out their sound. Eala McAllister: Message to Bears is the name of Jerome Alexander’s solo…