Album Review/ Alt Folk : Fish and Scale’s ‘Elf’

Fish and Scale is an expansive artist. He has a way of enfolding the human experience into the spiritual plane. In insightful and evocative ways. Everytime you listen to his track, you come away from it, with a little bit more of an anchor. A weight that reminds you of the preciousness of being human.

His latest release is ‘Elf’, an album that explores so many themes. From love to spirituality, to self, joy and soulfulness. The tracks are alt folk styled, forming with a calming melodies and fluid spaces. 

The tracks ‘Tapestry’, ‘Letter From Paulus’, ‘Holy Man’ and ‘Stay!’ teased the release of the album. They have that classic alt folk flavor. Luminous acoustics, pausing rhythms, thoughtful lyrics and vocals. Each of them showcase the fluid vocal stylings of the artist. The depth of his voice, the dimensions in his theme. So many beautiful vocal gradients revealed. 

‘Song of a Life’ is a great song to showcase this artist’s world building capacity. His storytelling. With a minimalistic acoustic soundscape, he paints it all with his vocal inflection. Between spoken word and singing it, it’s a soliloquy that pierces through the listener and projects a grand scene. ‘You Can Call Me Love’ is a little bit of a jingle, with a crisp groove and a fun uplifting tone. It is celebratory, light and has that warm, feel-good ambience. 

While ‘Unmask Myself’ is a quaint,  philosophical song, tracks like ‘The Kid’ and ‘Love Song’ have an expressive power to them that is quite moving. It lifts poetically, progresses with a deep sense of self and creates an expressive space that is quite memorable. The album carries the artist’s year-long work, with messages and themes that beautifully takes form in the listener. Listen Now! 

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The album is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music! 

You can listen to ‘elf’ by Fish and Scale here -