Having only released one album and one EP under the moniker Bon Iver, the attention that Wisconsin-native Justin Vernon has received is more than astounding, but definitely deserved. His stripped-back folk, gorgeously layered with a fragile voice, evokes not only…
For Folk’s Sake Interview: Roses, Kings, Castles
Late last year, FFS met up with Adam Ficek in a rammed pub off Trafalgar Square to discuss the finer points of the music industry, twee-ness, and evading the Babyshambles brand long enough to become part of the burgeoning folk scene.
Release date and tracklisting for new Decemberists LP
The Decemberists have revealed the tracklisting and release date for their new album The Hazards of Love.
The Decemberists
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, The Decemberists have been spinning stories about pirates, ghosts, lovers and vagabonds since their debut album Castaways and Cutouts in 2002. Their folk rock and pop stylings combine with witty, tightly-spun and highly literate narratives to…
Angus and Julia Stone
Angus and Julia Stone finish new album
Angus and Julia Stone have revealed that their new album is almost complete. Speaking in a radio interview with BBC 6Music the brother and sister duo said they had nearly finished working on the album, which they had been recording at Sawmills studio in Cornwall.