{"id":74478,"date":"2022-03-11T09:45:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T09:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=74478"},"modified":"2022-03-11T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T09:45:34","slug":"ferris-sylvester-release-debut-album-superhuman-and-its-been-worth-the-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/03\/ferris-sylvester-release-debut-album-superhuman-and-its-been-worth-the-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferris & Sylvester Release Debut Album \u2018Superhuman\u2019 And It\u2019s Been Worth The Wait."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I distinctly remember the first time I watched Ferris & Sylvester play live. It was at the Cornbury Festival back in 2018 and I was hooked. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I saw them play three appearances on stages of all sizes and each time the audience was completely enthralled. Their chemistry was palpable, their material honest and their songs catchy. It seemed that this folk orientated duo had everything they needed. An album was on the horizon and their EP releases were critically acclaimed. For many artists, the global pandemic and the subsequent lockdown and the loss of being able to play would have been the death knell but for a few artists I think it brought a period of reflection, writing, personal growth and most importantly time. The removal of the pressure of deadlines and schedules was liberating. Whilst inevitably being cash poor, artists found themselves time rich. Ferris & Sylvester used that time incredibly well and the result is the quite brilliant album that is released today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today the album \u2018Superhuman\u2019 is finally with us and it\u2019s definitely not the album it would have been two years ago, although there are some wonderful survivors of days gone by. The folksy production is replaced by something much gutsier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Issy Ferris\u2019s smoky sultry vocals are perfectly complemented by Archie Sylvester\u2019s raw blues guitar and vocals. The chemistry is even more palpable but it\u2019s sexier than it was. The material is still honest but it\u2019s soul-baringly so. The songs are still catchy but you\u2019re more likely to stamp and jump than you are to sway. There was a hint that this might have been the direction of travel with their 2019 release \u2018I Dare You\u2019, which is sadly missing from the release, but saw folk crash into rock with such style and to such audience delight that it has completely changed the picture. We might never know which of the duo leaned this way but it\u2019s a style that really suits Issy\u2019s vocals and makes Archie look like he\u2019s loving live gigs and the freedom to concentrate on his guitar and not on a kick drum, although that is a sight to behold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe the track that best illustrates this for me is, \u2018This is How My Voice Sounds\u2019 which seems the culmination of everything that came before. It feels like a song about saying what you want to say and not what people expect to hear. I strongly feel that the hiatus of the pandemic allowed this to happen and the result is simply breath-taking. It\u2019s a song that starts simply but becomes almost anthemic. It\u2019s a song that says it\u2019s ok to be what you want to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To completely understand the scope of this couple, we should compare that song to the quite beautiful \u2018Flying Visit\u2019, a song that could not be left from the album because it is quite simply one of the most beautiful love songs I have heard. A simple guitar led ballad with a heartwarming refrain, it could not be further from the anguished cry of freedom of \u2018This Is How My Voice Sounds\u2019 but both stunning in their inception and delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ten tracks that make up the rest of this release never fall from a very high standard. This album is quite obviously a labour of love and each song has its own personality, story and message. From message songs to gutsy blues, all of the songs showcase the duo and their considerable talent. I have been waiting for an album release from Ferris & Sylvester ever since seeing them play Cornbury and sometimes the anticipation can be misplaced, sometimes it\u2019s easy to get over excited but not this time. The wait has been worthwhile. The album is a triumph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fittingly, this Summer I will see Ferris & Sylvester play the last ever Cornbury Festival. It seems apt that as this wonderful Festival draws to a close, it has helped to send this brilliant pairing on their way. Last time, I didn\u2019t know what to expect. This time, they are the reason I bought the tickets!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ferris & Sylvester today release their debut album, ‘Superhuman’, and it’s definitely not the album it would have been two years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":74480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Ferris & Sylvester today release their debut album, 'Superhuman', and it's definitely not the album it would have been two years ago.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24321,21448,264,16518,7,21455,9,21445],"tags":[1813,131,2179,4857,15744,261,144,77,116,28857,3138,28732,1620],"class_list":["post-74478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-of-the-week","category-album-reviews","category-concerts","category-festivals","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-releases","category-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-concert","tag-cornbury-festival","tag-debut-album","tag-ferris-sylvester","tag-festival","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-review","tag-rock-country","tag-steve-holley","tag-superhuman","tag-the-cornbury-music-festival"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-jng","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74042,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester-release-new-single-breadwinner-with-album-superhuman-coming-soon-on-11th-march\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":0},"title":"Ferris & Sylvester Release New Single, \u2018Breadwinner\u2019 With Album \u2018Superhuman\u2019 Coming Soon on 11th March.","author":"Steve Holley","date":"21\/02\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ferris & Sylvester have released their latest single \u2018Breadwinner\u2019 ahead of their debut album, \u2018Superhuman\u2018, which comes out on March 11th.","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C961&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C961&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C961&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C961&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ferris-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C961&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38812,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/cornbury-festival-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":1},"title":"Cornbury Festival 2018","author":"Steve Holley","date":"29\/07\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"To review a festival like Cornbury is almost impossible. Back by popular demand after calling it a day last year, organiser Hugh Phillimore had enlisted headliners UB40, Alanis Morissette and the superb Squeeze. Like any festival it\u2019s always going to be the tale of music that I saw, the tale\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Concerts"","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image4-3.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image4-3.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image4-3.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image4-3.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image4-3.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49055,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/ferris-sylvester-release-soulful-new-single-flying-visit-as-well-as-record-store-day-flame-red-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":2},"title":"Ferris & Sylvester Release Soulful New Single ‘Flying Visit’ As Well As Record Store Day Flame Red 12″","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"12\/04\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Ferris & Sylvester have released their brand new single \u2018Flying Visit\u2019. The soulful love song finds the pair baring their hearts and pleading for the other to stay through their raw vocal delivery. The song begins and ends with the simple statement \u2018I love you\u2019, and travels through a child-like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Concerts"","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ferris-and-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ferris-and-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ferris-and-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ferris-and-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ferris-and-sylvester.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65860,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/ferris-sylvester-release-video-for-good-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":3},"title":"Ferris & Sylvester Release Video For \u2018Good Man\u2019","author":"Laurabeth Evans","date":"02\/11\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Ferris & Sylvester have released a live video for their new song \u2018Good Man\u2019, taken from the brand new EP, 'I Should Be On A Train' out now via LAB Records.","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ferris-Sylvester.png?fit=861%2C861&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ferris-Sylvester.png?fit=861%2C861&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ferris-Sylvester.png?fit=861%2C861&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ferris-Sylvester.png?fit=861%2C861&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40429,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/09\/we-talk-to-brian-mcfadden-ahead-of-his-singles-angel-and-direct-me-from-new-soul-album-otis\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":4},"title":"We Talk To Brian McFadden Ahead Of His Singles ‘Angel’ And ‘Direct Me’ From New Soul Album ‘Otis’","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"17\/09\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Brian McFadden is set to release his fifth studio album, 'Otis', on 2 November. A tribute to Otis Redding, it's a departure from the pop style McFadden is known for, but it's a side of the singer that he's long been wanting to show the world.","rel":"","context":"In "Interviews"","block_context":{"text":"Interviews","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/interviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC_3654-2.jpg?fit=801%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC_3654-2.jpg?fit=801%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC_3654-2.jpg?fit=801%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC_3654-2.jpg?fit=801%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":75903,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/05\/the-christians-are-bringing-their-unique-brand-of-socially-aware-soul-to-cornbury-this-summer\/","url_meta":{"origin":74478,"position":5},"title":"The Christians Are Bringing Their Unique Brand Of Socially Aware Soul To Cornbury This Summer!","author":"Steve Holley","date":"31\/05\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Christians will perform at Cornbury Festival this year, the last ever for the Oxfordshire event. Steve Holley was lucky enough to ask Garry Christian a few questions.","rel":"","context":"In "Festivals"","block_context":{"text":"Festivals","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/festivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/garry-christian-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/garry-christian-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/garry-christian-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/garry-christian-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ferris-sylvester3.jpg?fit=859%2C827&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}