Faye Webster

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Faye Webster
Webster performing at Rough Trade in 2019
Webster performing at Rough Trade in 2019
Background information
Born (1997-06-25) June 25, 1997 (age 24)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • photographer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitewww.fayewebster.com

Faye Webster is an American indie folk musician, singer, and photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. She self-released her debut album Run and Tell in 2013. Webster has released three albums since: Faye Webster (2017) on Awful Records, Atlanta Millionaires Club (2019) on Secretly Canadian, and her most recent, I Know I'm Funny haha, was released on June 25, 2021.

Background[]

Webster self-released her debut album, Run and Tell on October 30, 2013. An early review compared Webster's sound to the likes of Kacey Musgraves and Sherri DuPree.[1] Webster signed to Awful Records in 2017,[2] and released her sophomore album, the self-titled Faye Webster in 2017.[3][4] Webster signed to the record label Secretly Canadian in late 2018.[5]

Webster released her third full-length album, Atlanta Millionaires Club, in 2019 via Secretly Canadian.[6][7][8][9][10] Webster's song "Room Temperature" was featured in a Rolling Stone article, and she received further acclaim when one of her 2020 singles, "Better Distractions", was featured in a Pitchfork article and was chosen by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite songs of 2020.[11][12][13]

In April 2020, Webster released the single "In a Good Way".[14] In April 2021, she released the single "Cheers" and announced her fourth studio album I Know I'm Funny haha, which released on June 25, 2021.[15]

Discography[]

Faye Webster discography
Studio albums4
Singles8

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected information
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Folk
[16] 		US
Heat
[17] 		US
Sales
[18]
Run and Tell – – –
Faye Webster
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Label: Awful, Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 – – –
Atlanta Millionaires Club
  • Released: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 – 25 –
I Know I’m Funny Haha
  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 10 9 35

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Title Year Album
"Wrong People" 2013 Faye Webster
"She Won’t Go Away" 2017
"Both All the Time" 2019 I Know I’m Funny Haha
"In a Good Way" 2020
"Better Distractions"
"Cheers" 2021
"I Know I’m Funny Haha"[19]
"A Dream with a Baseball Player"

As featured artist[]

Title Year Album
"Rolling"
(Ethereal featuring Faye Webster) 		2017 Mankind
"Friendster"
(Wieuca featuring Faye Webster) 		Local Celebrity
"No Way"
(Ethereal and Lord Narf featuring Faye Webster) 		2018 Non-album single
"Strange"
(Ethereal featuring Faye Webster) 		2019 E2
"Go On"
(Harolddd featuring Faye Webster) 		2020 Non-album single
"Sagittarius Superstar"
(COIN featuring Faye Webster) 		2021 Green Blue + Indigo Violet

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ White, Dawson (24 February 2014). "Faye Webster – "Run and Tell"". The Blue Indian. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "faye webster is the alt-folk standout on atlanta's awful records". Vice. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ Wicker, Jewel. "Get to Know Faye Webster, Who Makes Retro R&B for Homebodies". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ Cusumano, Katherine. "Meet Teenage Musician and Photographer Faye Webster, Atlanta's New Double Threat". W Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ Johnson, Ellen. "Faye Webster Signs to Secretly Canadian, Shares Video for New Song "Kingston"". Paste. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. ^ "New Mix: Faye Webster, Khiis, The Quiet Temple, mxmtoon, More". All Songs Considered. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ^ Melis, Matt. "Album Review: Faye Webster Invites You to Join Her Atlanta Millionaires Club". Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Yahoo!.
  8. ^ Kaye, Ben. "Faye Webster announces new album, Atlanta Millionaires Club, shares "Room Temperature": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ^ Torrey, Owen. "Faye Webster: Atlanta Millionaires Club". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ^ Bloom, Madison. "Faye Webster Announces New Album, Shares New Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9503113/barack-obama-favorite-songs-2020/
  12. ^ Martoccio, Angie. "Song You Need to Know: Faye Webster, 'Room Temperature'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ^ Bloom, Madison. "Faye Webster Shares Video for New Song "Better Distractions"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  14. ^ "Faye Webster- "In A Good Way"". Stereogum. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Faye Webster announces new album 'I Know I'm Funny haha'". Stereogum. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History: Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Faye Webster Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  19. ^ https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases
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