Faye Webster on Bandcamp.
Natalie Prass walked so Faye Webster could jog into the hearts of boring teens who don’t have the nerve to listen to ambient jazz but want something a little more spicy to play in the background while waiting for their Blue Apron. Webster’s 2019 album Atlanta Millionaires Club felt like such a breath of fresh air at the time, it seems that all her following (and earned) streaming success has made her music dull. I would love to do as little as Lil Yachty does in “Lego Ring” and still be called a musician. These keyboards feel on loan from a better song. Is every modern indie rock band sharing the same used distortion bass pedal? A 39-year-old NPR listener living in upstate [insert state] is losing his shit right now.
-Brady Gerber
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