On his latest EP release, Anand Manivannan has gone on record to say, “Scars & Wounds is about those people in life you never outgrow, but carry with you as a mark on your soul, cursed with the scars that…
Album | Andy The Crocodile – Scars & Wounds
Author: Jonathan Frahm
Video Premiere | Alex Bloom – ‘Elevator (Live From the Backyard)’
Through a live performance of ‘Elevator’, singer-songwriter Alex Bloom shifts into the folk world sideways. His suave slip into offbeat melodies and vocal tricks make for a captivating performance more along the line of experimental riffs that more inhabit the…
Interview | FFS 5 with Bridge 19
When setting down to develop their new album, In the Afterglow, Louisville’s Bridge 19 had tasked themselves with something seemingly impossible. Yet, frontwomen Audrey Cecil and Amanda Lucas effortlessly twist and weave between the realms of serious lyricism and charming…
Album | Versal – Self-titled
From the beginning, Javier Velez was a musical prodigy capable of perfect pitch. He’d first showcased his extraordinary, innate talents to his parents before he could even speak while humming along to his favorite cartoon theme songs, and they knew…
Interview | FFS 5 with Jamestown Revival
Jamestown Revival’s newest album, San Isabel, is all about finding the quiet between the noise. When asked about its recurring themes, band member Jonathan Clay stated, “We wrote this record with sort of an overarching theme, which is cutting out…
Album | Patrick Ames – All I Do is Bleed
Patrick Ames’ origin story as an artist begins in nondescript fashion. Having piqued an interest in songwriting as a teenager in the late 1960s, he was further influenced by the records owned by his older siblings. Come the time that…
Premiere | EG Vines – The Salesman
Following up on the heart-to-heart Conversation that he had with his listeners throughout his last EP, EG Vines becomes ‘The Salesman’ with his latest single. The character of Vines’ Salesman is delectably unscrupulous and cunning, making for a scintillating story…
Interview | FFS 5 with Roo Panes
Since the release of his debut EP, Land of the Living, in 2013, Roo Panes has become something of a hot commodity in the realm of indie folk. Although the singer-songwriter himself is the first to espouse that he wishes…
Interview | FFS 5 with D.L. Rossi
D.L. Rossi is nothing short of the genuine article, producing emotion-laden Americana songwriting in search of catharsis. His newest album, A Sweet Thing, is the natural product of that search, having found himself in music following a painful divorce and…
Single | Todd Warner Moore – ‘And We Sing’
Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Todd Warner Moore is at it again with the release of a new full-length album just around the corner. Entitled Love & Change, Moore expands his sound with an Americana tinge to his primarily acoustically-driven gamut of…