SXSW INTERVIEW: CHARLIE FAYE AND THE FAYETTES

SXSW INTERVIEW: CHARLIE FAYE AND THE FAYETTES

The girl group tradition is alive again, thanks to Austin’s Charlie Faye and the Fayettes. Frontwoman and songwriter Faye teams up with BettySoo and Akina Adderley for sweet-as-pie 1960s retro pop. Their eponymous 2016 debut was hailed by American Songwriter, who noted Faye’s “knack for snappy, sharp hooks that never feel studied or calculated.” Originally from New York City, Faye now calls Austin home. She talked about the origin of the Fayettes and the joys of the Austin music scene.

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