We’ve been waiting for what seems like ages for I’m With Her to release original music. Yet, in reality, it’s only been just around two good years of its trio performing largely on one another’s solo ventures and in other…
Long live the art of analog. While most mixes have moved on to the smoother, polished production of the digital age, some acts are keeping it so old-school that they’ll record their entire album on 2-inch tape. Such is the…
As the story goes, Chelsea Williams was busking on the streets of Santa Monica when her would-be record agent spotted her and was impressed by what they heard. Next thing you know, she was working on the same label that…
When FFS covered the Jay Clark Band earlier this year, we lauded the outlet for embracing genuine outlaw musicality this side of Cincinnati. Now, the quartet is back in action with a full-length album set for release on 15 December.…
Chances are if you’re reading this blog, you’ve heard of Roo Panes. We’re just niche and British enough to warrant it. Beyond that, though, if you do, it’s probably because this bloke has been pretty adept at producing earworms over…
The music present on Geoff Gibbons’ Buffalo Hotel fits snugly into the same corridor established by 20th century greats like Neil Young, David Crosby, and Jackson Browne. It’s windswept, melodic storytelling told with just a sprinkling of pop sentiment across a genuine…
“Her songs show a very real connection and concern with everyday folk.” Lifted from the first paragraph of May Erlewine’s Facebook biography, this is the singular, wholesome truth that sits at the center of the Michigan artist’s entire portfolio. Her…
As a successful bluegrass outfit today, Trout Steak Revival’s place in music today is indicative of how working hard and building some quirky lore around your quirk moniker to live up to can both pay off. One Michigan-to-Colorado road trip…
Spanning genres, vocations, performance styles, and beyond, the world of artists who’ve made a living for themselves doing what they love is incredibly diverse and effervescent. You see them on the big screen and selling out theatres, to be certain,…
Lily DeTaeye veers from the strummy folk-pop of her 2014 debut to showcase some serious growth on her latest EP. Fittingly called The E.P., the 19-year-old singer-songwriter tackles themes of heartbreak and awareness that showcase not only her own evolution in…