Festival: Joe does Green Man
The images conjured up at the mention of the Green Man festival have, sadly, not quite matched the reality in the last couple of years. Where young children should have been gaily running amok in the...
View ArticleAlbum: The Burns Unit – Side Show
‘Supergroup’ is one of those terms that gets thrown out there all the time. Two or three folks get together from different bands for a side project, and suddenly its a supergroup.Except usually it’s...
View ArticleEditor’s picks… Tallest Man on Earth, The Mountain Goats, This is the Kit,...
1.The Tallest Man on Earth‘s 2010 album The Wild Hunt has hardly been off the FFS stereo in the past couple of months. Kristian Matsson is Swedish and of average height with a gift for proper...
View ArticleAlbum: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
King Creosote says he might never put another record out in a physical form. His last few albums have been released in many an unconventional format, from those available to buy at gigs only, to one...
View ArticleFFS Recommends | 10 releases from fire-hit labels
You’ve probably heard about the fire at distributors PIAS‘s London warehouse that destroyed the stock of many independent labels.Below is a list of releases from some of the labels affected. Each one...
View ArticleFestival | Bestival 2011
Sparky electro-pop and dance were more dominant than folk at this year’s Bestival, but it’s a cheerful mish-mash where sensitive strumming acts are welcomed (as long as they’re not upset by a soft...
View ArticleInterview | Canal tours, Easter bunny heads and dancing girls – the weird and...
Skinny Lister are a quaint folk band with a bit of everything. Siblings, concertinas, a complementary dance troupe called the Skinny Sisters… they tick all of the folk boxes. Their music is charming...
View ArticleEP | King Creosote – I Learned From The Gaels
From what I had heard from King Creosote before and given the title of this EP, I was expecting a gentle acoustic affair. It turned out this assumption was entirely wrong. Opener ‘Double Underneath’...
View ArticleEP | King Creosote – To Deal With Things
For a three-track EP, there is a fair bit going on here as the prolific Fifer pops his head above the fence once more.It is instantly recognisable as the work of the good King, distinctive voice and...
View Article#240 Heidi Talbot and King Creosote – Button Up
This beautiful collaboration came about after Kenny Anderson AKA King Creosote was asked to pick his dream band in an interview with the Independent. He picked Heidi Talbot and Morten Harket from A-ha...
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