Exciting news Folkers! Fleet Foxes have announced the release of their second album ‘Helplessness Blues’ on 2nd May on the superlatively wonderful Bella Union. The title track of the album is free to download from their website. The release will be followed by a string of US and European tour dates. With ONE show in the UK at Hammersmith Apollo on 31 May.
Live: Teddy Thompson @ Black Box, Belfast – 25/01/11
The Black Box is a dedicated arts venue in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter and tonight it’s packed for one the most keenly anticipated shows of the Out to Lunch Festival. Even though it’s a school night the beers…
Max Jury
Max Jury is a man set on a career in music. A student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jury is now producing some tuneful little numbers online. The panel went in for a listen. Matt Collins: Max…
Blog: FFS on Spark FM’s Poison Oak show
Last Sunday FFS appeared on 107 Spark FM’s Poison Oak show. I called in to talk to the very nice and excellently named Rachael Devine and recommend some artists old and new. I’ll be back on tonight between 7 and…
Portland’s Dolorean give away free track ahead of UK tour
Harmonic swoonsters Dolorean are giving away a free song from the Anticipation Blues EP ahead of the release of their 4th record ‘The Unfazed’. The record has been four years in the making, scrapped and restarted and will finally be released on 31 January.
10 questions with… Dry the River
Hello there. We’re a rag-tag band of waifs and strays based in Stratford, East London. The music question is a difficult one to answer, a reviewer in the Netherlands recently described it as “folk with balls” and “beautiful hardcore” which I suppose sounds a bit schizophrenic but maybe sums it up.