by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Jamie Alimorad
They say to never meet your heroes, but Jamie Alimorad’s This is Tomorrow Calling is the result of having done just that. It was while touring for his previous album, Words Left Unsaid, that he crossed paths with Gino Vannelli…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Rob Alexander
Rob Alexander’s songwriting speaks back to an era of quality radio sheen, quantified by charts consistently populated by smartly composed music. The likes of Elton John and Peter Gabriel had enough of a pop spirit to captivate all manner of…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Jeremy Ferrara – Ourselves
Though he’s been working and running experiments on his musical mind from the precocious age of 11, Jeremy Ferrara credits his time away at uni for the moments that led to his full artful bloom. Whilst in the midst of…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Bryce J. Rogers
Bryce J. Rogers represents a new generation of Tucson troubadours. Rather than settle into a singular, comfortable musical space, the singer-songwriter is constantly adapting to bring new listening experiences to the raw core of his folk music. His latest single,…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Melanie Penn – Psalm 23
Melanie Penn’s brand of pop is based in roots—of music, of humanity, and of faith. Grounded in an aim to comfort those lost in the struggles of our new and uncertain times, Penn’s ‘Psalm 23’ speaks to those most afflicted…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Stephanie Catlett
Stephanie Catlett’s Meet Me in the Dream seems to have been approached with the same light-filled philosophy that she approaches life with. In her forties, the Iowan singer-songwriter has newly re-emerged into a world of songwriting and performance. Her disciplined…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Sean Miller
It’s a bold new world, born of uncertainty in a worldwide time of crisis. How artists choose to navigate their newfound surroundings turns them into intrepid adventurers of the virtual world, as Sean Miller could attest. The Northern Michigan singer-songwriter…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Lindsay White
Lindsay White defines grassroots action. Bubbling from the San Diego scene onward, she has emerged as a notable voice with her writing and songwriting lent to her work in advocacy and inclusivity; she is a queer intersectional feminist, mental health…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Video | Sophia St. Helen – Like a Fog
Though times may be uncertain, we may be approaching an apex of self-discovery. As such is the general theme of Sophia St. Helen’s hypnotic ‘Like a Fog’ — a tune written in the wake of the crumbling of a long-distance…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Michelle Brooke
A modern torch record, Michelle Brooke’s new EP Let the Light In gets into the intricacies of love and loss with soul-infused style and aplomb. It’s neo-R&B with a big, beating heart, and doesn’t shrink from confronting the pain of…