The Norwegian-American singer/songwriter adapts to any cause and effect that lies within her footprint of life. Emotional reflection is one of those strengths that she strives to embolden everyday. With valiant lyrics, poignant beauty in song, revelry in harmonies, Signe takes you up higher, to a plateau of notions unheard of.
The rascally charm of nomadic country-blues singer Boo Ray is on full display in the rollicking “20 Questions,” the standout track off his latest album Tennessee Alabama Fireworks. A strutting blast of Muscle Shoals R&B, the song teems with bright horns and slinky organ, as Boo Ray tries in vain to fend off the incessant grilling by his rightfully suspicious — and pissed-off — lover.
When setting down to develop their new album, In the Afterglow, Louisville’s Bridge 19 had tasked themselves with something seemingly impossible. Yet, frontwomen Audrey Cecil and Amanda Lucas effortlessly twist and weave between the realms of serious lyricism and charming arrangements without coming across as twee. Following the release of In the Afterglow on 26 April, Bridge 19 were gracious enough to sit down and join in on our ongoing FFS 5 interview series.
On June 7, Charleston, SC band the High Divers will release a new EP, Ride With You. Ahead of the EP’s release, the band has shared the new track “Still Kickin’,” premiering below. As frontman Luke Mitchell explains it, the song was inspired by a terrible wreck the band had while touring through Arizona.
Paste is lucky enough to have a crack at premiering “Pause,” an absolute stunner from this new collection that was inspired by the work of Iris Dement and Willie Nelson.
