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Video Premiere: Ferris & Sylvester “Headache” (Live)

February 14, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from husband-and-wife duo Ferris & Sylvester.  ‘Headache’ is a beautiful example of their fine songcraft, featuring an absorbing melody and deeper feeling that lingers after the song has finished.  As always, […]

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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “Mother”

December 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the gorgeously arranged and produced new song from acclaimed duo Ferris & Sylvester.  ‘Mother’ is musically beautiful, featuring a hauntingly melodic vocal from Issy Ferris, elevated by Archie Sylvester’s harmonies and rich layers of […]

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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “End of the World”

November 24, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Highly-rated Americana and blues duo Ferris & Sylvester will soon be releasing their second studio album, ‘Otherness’, the follow-up to 2022’s AMAUK Album of the Year-winner ‘Superhuman’.  That was an outstanding debut, building on a number […]

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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “Knock You Down”

September 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The nostalgic home-video style footage used for ‘Knock You Down’ is perfect for a song that wishes for the simplicity of childhood and innocent memories.  It also gives us the chance to Ferris & Sylvester at […]

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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “I Should Be On a Train”

August 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

With the contrast of the quieter lulls and the scorching emotional moments, this song is one of the most engaging yet from Ferris & Sylvester.  Searing lines, such as: “I can’t bear your touch,” are direct […]

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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