Long-time readers of For Folk’s Sake and the New Bands Panel should remember the name of Erica Buettner, the Paris-based American who charmed us so in 2010 and then returned last year with a full-length album True Love And Water. Now she has a new project after discovering a fellow wandering American soul on...
It is always pleasing to see a New Bands Panel graduate – especially one you enjoyed at the time – return with a full album, and so it proves as well-travelled American Erica Buettner’s True Love And Water reaches us. The Connecticut native recorded the album with producer Pierre Faa in Paris, her home...
Since launching the New Bands Panel a couple of years ago, FFS has featured well over 100 emerging artists and discovered some absolute treats along the way. We do our best to keep up with what a lot of them are getting up to and recently heard from a handful of those who highlighted...
Taking their cue from the proverbial buses, New Bands Panel alumni are coming along in threes. In the last couple of weeks, a trio of the artists who featured on our 2010 Best of playlist have announced new releases, so here’s a quick catch-up on what they’re up to. Erica Buettner, the Paris-based American...
Since the New Bands Panel was launched early this year, we’ve reviewed more than 80 bands and counting. The vast majority are unsigned, but we’ve also seen a number of our alums begin to enjoy some greatly deserved success as the months have gone on. To celebrate some of the great talents we’ve discovered...
The American Erica Buettner has been living in Paris for the past five years, and has clearly soaked up plenty of its influences during that time. But what she says she’s aiming for is something along the lines of Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Judy Collins. Lofty goals indeed. Our panel took a listen...
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