Albums

Paul heads to the WM Jazz Club in the O2 Arena to catch an intimate evening with The Webb Sisters who put on a great night with some unexpected covers for good measure.

With Stu Larsen launching his new Passenger produced album ‘Vagabond’ at St Pancras Old Church FRUK grab the opportunity for an exclusive chat.

Adrian Roye And The Exiles were invited by Michael Chorney to Vermont to record and the wonderful Reclaimed results. Laced with sweet melody, it’s a blissful musical breeze in the sultry summer.

With their second album available now, Dave Derby gives FRUK an exclusive insight into his musical history and some of the things that feed into and inspire Gramercy Arms.

Paul heads to London’s Bush Hall to catch Kentucky native Sturgill Simpson. Backed by Daniel Meade and Lloyd Reid he re-stakes the claim ‘saviour of Country music’.

Undimmed by age, which naturally enough he has in his withering gaze, I Haven’t Got The Blues (Yet) finds Loudon in tip-top form as he documents the injustices and irritations of life and love.

Helen reviews Polly Paulusma latest release ‘The Small Feat of My Reverie’, in many ways a precursor to her 2012 release ‘Leaves From The Family Tree’.

Stick In The Wheel embody the paradox of making great, vital and unashamedly new music from influences that are ancient, highly personal and brimming with local individuality. They are London at its dirty, inspired best.

Santa Cruz brother-sister duo, The Native Sibling release their full-length debut ‘Letters Kept To Ourselves’. A rare and invaluable combination of talent and potential in equal measures.

This year has been a busy one for Emily Smith with the wonderful Echoes and her Ten Years compilation. Emily took some time out for an FRUK exclusive, filling in the story so far.

Silt is full of sounds and timbres from a region of Africa too often overlooked by many and it effortlessly dissolves the restrictive boundaries imposed by the all-consuming Eurocentric mainstream.

Paul witnesses an unforgettable gig from one of his favourite bands The Jayhawks at Shepherds Bush Empire with the added bonus of a support slot from the UK’s The Rockingbirds. Read his live review.