The many faces of Faye Webster… Live From KCRW HQ.
The many faces of Faye Webster… Live From KCRW HQ.
Video directed by Angie Scarpa. All photos by Rommel Alcantara.

Faye Webster: KCRW Live from HQ

Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.

Written by Marion Hodges

Atlanta singer-songwriter Faye Webster cut her teeth as part of the high school rap collective PSA, then quickly established herself as an in-demand music photographer while simultaneously releasing five LPs over the span of the past decade(ish). Beginning with the bare-bones indie-Americana of 2013’s Run and Tell, she’s steadily established a sound all her own, combining her love of Southern roots music, indie-folk, hip-hop, and R&B — all filtered through dryly confessional wit. 

On her acclaimed new LP Underdressed at the Symphony, Webster grapples with going viral via her previous records I Know I’m Funny Haha (2021) and Atlanta Millionaires Club (2019), and makes the experience somehow universal — her lyrics vocalize what so many of us think, but rarely say out loud. “I’m good at making shit negative,” she sings on “Wanna Quit All the Time.” “Right now I hate the color of my house…” It’s this ability to parse the mundanity of daily life through her lowkey-yet-distinct vocal twang and hip-hop bonafides that bolster her cross-generational appeal to hit straight in the gut.



While in town for her rapturously-received Coachella debut — complete with an appearance from her childhood pal Lil Yachty to perform their collab “Lego Ring” — Webster stopped by KCRW to get up close and personal. Check out the session to witness Webster (lead vocals, guitar, pianette) and her band — Noor Khan (bass, backing vocals), Matthew "Pistol" Stoessel (pedal steel, guitar), Annie Leeth (keys, sax, violin), and Charles Garner (drums, backing vocals) — drop a jam-packed set of Symphony highlights, including “Wanna Quit All the Time” and “Thinking About You.” Plus, back-catalog sensation “In a Good Way.” 

And check out the interview below to hear Webster breaking down her “eBay Purchase History” to KCRW’s Novena Carmel. It includes the life-size Minion statue currently guarding the entrance way to her home (she’s really into Minions).











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Credits:

KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Interviewer: Novena Carmel
Director, Editor, Colorist: Angie Scarpa
Director of Photography: Kylie Hazzard
Camera Operators: Rachel Bickert, Kylie Hazzard, Angie Scarpa
Recording / Mix Engineer: Nick Lampone
Assistant Engineers: Hope Brush (Front of House), Katie Gilchrest
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern 
Producer: Anna Chang
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Manager: Andrea Domanick
Lighting Design: Jason Groman
Art Director: Evan Solano

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