Author: Jonathan Frahm

Interview | FFS 5 with Treeskin

The Accidentals have blossomed in every which direction since inviting Michael Dause to join the fold as their drummer. No matter how far their sound drifts and bends into new and exciting directions, the basis from which the Michigan trio…

Album | Patrick Ames – Liveness

We live in a time unlike any other. The spread of COVID-19 has made for a time of togetherness in separation that can’t quite be compared to much else in recorded history. As a result, musicians have begun to adapt…

Premiere | Chance Emerson – A Different Dark

Currently attending Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Chance Emerson got his start in Asia. Born in Taiwan to a Taiwanese mother and an American father, Emerson grew up in Hong Kong before traveling to the States and pursuing music.…

Interview | FFS 5 with Audrey and Hugh

From First Aid Kit to the Tallest Man on Earth, some of folk and Americana’s most radiant stars hail from the other side of the pond. Though now based in Nashville, rising duo Audrey and Hugh share European backgrounds that…

Premiere | Brett Altman – ‘Sweet Sweet Water’ + FFS 5

Over the past year and a half, Brett Altman has been honing in on his silky smooth folk-pop stylings. What began as wowing audiences with the tongue-in-cheek summertime love tune ‘Vacancy Signs’ in late 2018 has become an establishment. The…

Interview | FFS 5 with Jen Starsinic

From the dreamy, confessional indie rock that fills her newest release, Bad Actor, to the bluegrass and old-time roots music that soundtracked her upbringing in small-town Pennsylvania, Jen Starsinic has spent much of her 20s in a whirl of evolution.…

Interview | FFS 5 with Kellen of Troy

For Kellen of Troy, the concept of pop honors the way the world works in real-time. As this multi-talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist knows, creating finely crafted songs that are personal and political keeps alive a tradition that stretches from…

Interview | FFS 5 with EllaHarp

Ella Dawn Jenkins and her harp make quite the team. Ergo, EllaHarp is as fitting a name as any for the San Francisco singer-songwriter’s de facto indie folk project. Meshing elements of blues and pop into her work, Jenkins pushes…

Interview | FFS 5 with Happy Freuds

Hailing from Javea, Spain, Happy Freuds has found their footing in the realm of rock’n’roll. Garnering a superfan in the form of Spanish author and poet, Fernando Garcin, the band met Garcin during a concert a couple of years ago.…