Alfie Firmin

U.K. singer/songwriter Alfie Firmin's bittersweet, breezy indie tunes are the perfect complement to his thoughtful lyrics and good-natured delivery. He established his songwriting style and full-band approach on his first two solo albums, 2018's Setting Sun and 2020's Waiting On, which showcased warm, California-evoking folk-rock arrangements of electric guitars, lap steel, and vintage organs alongside a rhythm section. Following the arrival of a pandemic and foiled plans to move abroad, his more frustrated third album, 2023's Absentee, again embraced a deceptively sweet sound...