Andrew
Ferris has elements of pop, folk, and indie, and those things are completely
fair to say, but my strongest thought was that there is sort of a combination
here of James Taylor and the Smiths.
I know that
sounds strange. I believe the James Taylor vibe comes from the heavy acoustic
elements, and maybe also from the voice. I remember seeing an update from
Andrew a month or so ago that said he was going busking, and that sounded
totally plausible.
On the
other hand, the lyrics, and the sometimes atypical musical combinations, did
make me think of Morrissey. The first song I heard was "Smile" which
is surprisingly upbeat for starting out about how we are all going to die, but
then also it is on the Yellow Lorry album, and there is a Red Lorry
album, which may have gotten me thinking about "There Is A Light That
Never Goes Out".
Not all of
the songs are in that vein. Sometimes it feels like there is almost more of a
country and Roaring 20s influence, which gives a fair amount of variety. There
is a sense of playfulness and humor to many of the songs, especially
"Something Changed." My favorite song was probably "With This
Heart".
Fully
acknowledging all of that, my overall thought is still James Taylor and the
Smiths. I know that would not be for everyone, but if you think it might be for
you, I don't know where else you would get it.
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