by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with The Last Optimist
‘Sad folk’ songwriter, poet, and activist Markus Belanger is the Last Optimist. A moniker that he had conjured during dark times for the globe, Belanger aims to embrace an openness towards mental health awareness in his music. His EP, This…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | The Early Mays – On a Dying Day
The Early Mays offer an inward-looking, heartfelt approach to Appalachia. Restoratively vintage, their no-frills roots music brings a warmth that is often missed in raucous contemporary releases. Beginning as the brainchild of Emily Pinkerton and Ellen Gozion, the duo becomes…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Ana Silvera
For Folk’s Sake recently premiered the music video for Ana Silvera’s ‘Early Frost’, featuring Alan Frampton. It’s a prime example of her heartfelt songwriting, showcasing a strained romance with palpable heartache. We are pleased to have once again touched base…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Ari Lindo – Sheepskin Lady
Known for his contributions to top-shelf pop-punk (Late Nite Laundry), vintage soul (The Devonns), Latin R&B (Lester Rey), chameleonesque artist Ari Lindo is breaking out on his own with the vibey indie folk of ‘Sheepskin Lady’. The tune rides with…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Single | RISO – Closer
Matt and Rebekah Rolland are RISO, and ‘Closer’ is their new, forward-driving single. The Tucson-based artists are a power duo both in roots music and in love—they met as children in the Arizona Fiddle Contest and eventually became wed, with…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Unfortunately Steven
Unfortunately Steven’s new LP is about as interesting as its name—and its name is Groovy Avocado Disco. It’s eclectic, fully-baked indie rock that, as the tendrils of modern society coalesce, will only become more relatable. The album is an acronym…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Arielle Eden – U-Turns
Westchester singer-songwriter Arielle Eden is finding her stride in the pop-country scape. ‘U-Turns’ is a slickly produced tune that confidently meshes organic and synthetic instrumentation. Neither one element hogs the spotlight from the other; rather, they’re evenly tended to by…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Suzie Brown – Bulletproof
Suzie Brown’s ‘Bulletproof’ is instantly relatable for many of us, relaying an empath’s feeling as they navigate the turbulence of the last few years. Musically, it’s an infectious cut of Americana that the artist, cardiologist, and mother tackles with a…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | AJ Haynes of Seratones – Freight Train
In 1904, Elizabeth Cotten wrote her popular folk song, ‘Freight Train’, at just 11-years-old. Throughout her 90 years on Earth, she helped to mould contemporary American roots music and, thusly, is a pioneering face of modern folk and blues. With…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Video Premiere | Ana Silvera feat. Alan Hampton – ‘Early Frost’
Celebrated for her ride between the line of alt-folk and bluegrass, Ana Silvera’s ‘Early Frost’ is another feather in the cap for this progressive songwriter. The tune sets a stunning vocal performance from Silvera front-and-centre, dueting with Alan Hampton, whose…