Steve Gunn isn’t so much a guitar slinger or six string god, as he is one of the tastiest players of his generation. Gunn’s work has been informed by the time spent as one of Kurt Vile’s Violators, not to…
Album | Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between
Category: Reviews
Album | Deerhunter – Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared
Beginning with harpsichord and piano, Deerhunter’s newest record, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared, glimpses a band in the process of rewriting the rulebook. Using conceptual, present-day science fiction, Bradford Cox and the band examine a society where attention spans are…
Album | The Muddy Crows – Straight Crazy
In many ways, the Muddy Crows’ coming together is a tale of modern convenience. As keyboardist Steve Mead would recall, someone errantly suggested their name to them following a discussion about wanting to incorporate the word “crow” into their would-be…
Feature | 2018 Highlights
As the year is drawing to a close we asked FFS writers to share their highlights from what, we all agree, has been a pretty good year for music. You’ll find a selection of tracks for these artists on our…
Album | Todd Warner Moore – Spark
Although he now hails from Hong Kong, Kansas City’s Todd Warner Moore speaks from the windswept prairies of the American Midwest with his brand of folk music. Predisposed to arrangements that at once feel insular and wide-open without an ounce…
Album | Annie Dressner – Broken Into Pieces
It’s hard to convey why, when I first saw Annie Dressner play, I found her instantly compelling. Singer-songwriters with guitars often sound overly mild-mannered to me, but there was something special in the directness and purity of her voice. Her…
Album | Grand Salvo – Sea Glass
“Beware of drowning”. These should be the words marking the entry to this album by Paddy Mann and by his project, Grand Salvo. Sea Glass represents a unique, immersive experience, probably the most notable one since Carrie & Lowell. Hailing…
Album | Neil Young – Songs For Judy
There was a time when it seemed like Neil Young could hardly help but be brilliant. Quite a long time, in fact. New music poured out of him at an incredible rate, so much of it that he cast aside…
Album | Chorusgirl – Shimmer and Spin
Soccer Mommy; Bad Parents; Dream Wife; Adult Mom; Girlpool; Boygenius; And now Silvi Wersing’s 80s-infused band, Chorusgirl. It’s a list with all the ingredients for one hell of an angsty family reunion, and Chorusgirl find themselves one of a wave…
Album | Gina Graves – And We Rise
Although she bills her work as ‘dream pop’, much of what ultimately makes Gina Graves’ And We Rise feels like folk that’s hit the trendsetting indie scene. Presenting listeners with a multifarious smorgasbord of sounds to lose oneself in, there is…