Faye Webster – “Run and Tell”

Holy heartbreak, can we get this girl on Nashville? The folk darling and her melancholic musings (which tiptoe dangerously close to the Twang Line bordering folk and country) belong somewhere between Connie Britton’s hair and Hayden Panettiere’s indiscretions. Maybe we can get rid of Scarlett, that dress-and-boots-wearing-caricature-of-a-country-goodie-two-shoes and insert the quirky, mature, seemingly-no-b.s. Faye Webster […]

Dawson White

7
out of 10

Faye Webster
Run and Tell
October 30th, 2013
Self Released

Holy heartbreak, can we get this girl on Nashville? The folk darling and her melancholic musings (which tiptoe dangerously close to the Twang Line bordering folk and country) belong somewhere between Connie Britton’s hair and Hayden Panettiere’s indiscretions. Maybe we can get rid of Scarlett, that dress-and-boots-wearing-caricature-of-a-country-goodie-two-shoes and insert the quirky, mature, seemingly-no-b.s. Faye Webster in her place.

But that’s a rant for another day.

On Run and Tell, her first full-length album, Atlanta based singer-songwriter Faye Webster’s talent is painfully apparent. She’s got the sass of Kacey Musgraves and the clear indie whimsy of Sherri Dupree wrapped in a sage, contemplative musical personality all her own. Her unpretentious but poetic lyrics infused with a wistful slide guitar paint the picture of a young woman looking and longing to find the good sense she’d cultivated in herself in the world around her – pleading and waiting for people to come to her same conclusions.

That said, Run and Tell starts off as more of a slow trot than a swift, steady run. Each song on the first half of the album is void of any discernible deviation from the song before. I remember wondering if all songs were as long as the first to find out later I’d actually made my way through five. While her poignant lyrics and comforting voice are so unquestionably good the lack of variation isn’t bound to get your panties (or boxers – whatever you’re into) in a twist, slight departures in songs like “Dancing in the Dark” and “Lonestar” whet your appetite for what other talents might be hiding in her trick bag. The title track “Run and Tell” teases a more full-bodied production while “Mama Stay” explores a different kind of heartbreak.

There’s no doubt about it: the girl’s good. And I am more-than-anxious for the day she steps outside her comfort zone to let that talent grow into something truly transcendent. For now, find show dates and keep up with her at fayewebster.com.

Faye Webster is going places. You run and tell that.

“Band of the Month” Interview w/ Faye Webster – October 2012

– February 19th, 2014 – Dawson White