by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Cole Patenaude
Gentleman blues purveyor Cole Patenaude recalls shades of Tom Petty and Huey Lewis with the playful jaunt of he and his bands’ music. Their latest tunes, of which Are You Happy Now? is comprised, are fun-loving romps of consummate musicianship…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Izzy Heltai – The Stranger You’ve Become
Through his debut album, Father (out 9 Oct), Izzy Heltai observes human relationships from dawn to dusk. There’s a special focus on what’s in-between the beginning and end, where the sinew of these complex bonds are woven. It’s a lot…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Video Premiere | Reforester – Drive by Feel
Steven Hefter, Austin Stahl, and Chris Laun are Reforester. The latest brainchild of three artists who share their fair share of accolades apart from their newest band, Reforester features three singer-songwriters and three-part harmonies. It’s subtle indie rock with folk…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Ben DeBerry of the Danberrys
Dorothy Daniel and Ben DeBerry are the Danberrys. More than just a clever moniker, the duo are the latest to begin climbing up the Americana ladder. Between their textured instrumentation, fiery vocals, and savvy lyricism, we think that there’s a…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Lara Taubman
From the subtle frailing of a banjo to the well-tempered pace of a warm piano and well beyond, there’s much to say about the Appalachians just in the way that their traditional music is composed. Inherently, it speaks to the…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Single | Geoff Gibbons – Keep on Driving
Just around two years ago, Geoff Gibbons touched our hearts with the moving folk of his previous release, Shadow of a Stone: Songs of Remembrance. Aptly making its debut just five days before Remembrance Day, Gibbons’ natural knack for writing…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Annamay
With a new band at her side, Stockholm artist Annamay is more equipped than ever to present the healing tides of her brilliant songwriting to audiences. The songstress has recently released two new singles that highlight this latest musical shift,…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Guy Grogan
Through Same Morning Light, Guy Grogan is at it again with more of the textured alternative rock that listeners have come to appreciate. Albeit, the overall presentation is just a tad folksier this time around. The UK-gone-US singer-songwriter’s goal with…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Allison Leah
Most of us have held an ear privy towards the old pronoun once or twice before—that “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” And for many of us moreover, no singular year has better expressed this tone…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | The Rough & Tumble – Monkey Around
The Rough & Tumble are great innovators. In light of a worldwide pandemic and protests, the Nashville folk duo is still working to unearth nuggets of positivity. Whether it be in an ongoing food blog appropriately titled ‘The Rumbly Tummy’…