The young Atlantan is a writer of perfect miniatures – and a favourite of Barack Obama
The metrics of musical success are in constant flux. You know you’ve done good work, though, when your song ends up on a
Barack Obama end-of-year list. Faye Webster’s song Better Distractions made the cut in 2020. A classy country-soul number about adjusting to heartbreak, it finally catapulted this exquisite Atlanta singer-songwriter into national – and international – attention.
The Atlanta connection is pivotal to this artist’s sound, a bruised sweet spot where Americana often meets vintage R&B. Natalie Prass is a reference point, as is Frazey Ford. But Webster has a crunch and swagger all her own.