When you think of people who should do an album of Dylan covers, Emma Swift and her album Blonde on the Tracks probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind. Yet, for her first American album, this is a…
Album | Emma Swift – Blonde on the Tracks
Premiere | Shannon LaBrie – Raining Hallelujah
Although it was written in 2019, Shannon LaBrie’s ‘Raining Hallelujah’ is filled with the sort of evergreen resilience that is very much needed in 2020. In times as uncertain as these, the Americana artist’s hearty vocals resonate with a driving…
Album | Jason Molina – Eight Gates
The nine songs on Eight Gates that Jason Molina left behind have taken on an almost mythic quality over the last seven years. Having recorded under the names of Songs:Ohia, Magnolia Electric Company as well as his own name, Molina moved…
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…
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…
Album | Bobbie Gentry – The Delta Sweete
Bobbie Gentry has always seemed to be defined by the Ode To Billy Joe, yet her next album, The Delta Sweete, a little heard gem from the 60s, never found the audience it deserved. Which just goes to show how fickle…