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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIssy 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 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 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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ferris-sylvester4.jpg?resize=640%2C639&ssl=1\")
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