FERRIS & SYLVESTER – EP REVIEW

Ferris & Sylvester – Made In Streatham 

Ferris & Sylvester - Made In Streatham
Release Date: 2nd February 2018

Everyone’s favourite London duo Ferris & Sylvester are just about to release their new EP, ‘Made In Streatham’, and it’s as gorgeous as it is eagerly anticipated so let’s just dive straight in shall we? Opening track and recent single ‘Better In Yellow’ is just as kooky and flirtatious as ever in all its George Ezra meets Ikea advertisement glory so if you haven’t discovered this one yet then do yourself a favour and brighten up the tail end of your winter. The mood drops down suddenly on track 2 though as ‘Sometimes’ strides firmly in to Laura Marling territory as the soft voices of our two heroes curl around each other like sleepy cats on a cold night – it’s hard to know where one begins and the other one ends but you don’t really care because it’s just beautiful and heart-warming.

On ‘The Room’ the pair slip in to a nice country vibe but as the lyrics are about renting a room on Streatham Hill then it has a distinctly English vibe in between the plucked strings and slathered organ. For such delicate and tender musicians, the lyrics on ‘Loser’ come as something of a surprise as they sing “I always knew you were a loser and now you’re gonna lose her” atop sparse notes and late-night violin that pulls at the heart strings in the way Harbottle & Jonas do so well. The EP closes out with ‘London’s Blues’ and it’s an absolute delight with it’s threat of a hoe-down and a rhythm borrowed from a sped-up version of ‘Come Together’. All in all, this EP is a superb collection and will be in the running for EP of the year at the end of 2018 for its song-writing and musicianship as much as it’s warmth and heart.


Live Dates:

15th February – Green Note, London

25th February – The Magic Garden, London

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