It’s called „Parlor Days“

A new Foolstop album is on the way — and this time, Sebastian Lambeck has taken a slightly different approach to making music.

While Soundescapes made full use of the possibilities of his studio, Parlor Days deliberately moves in another direction. The setup is leaner, the instrumentation more focused and consistent, and the songs are built around a much smaller palette of sounds. Alongside two Dobro guitars, Lambeck relied heavily on a Watkins copy as the core of the album’s guitar sound, while a double bass provides a warm, rumbling foundation throughout every track.

The idea was to create an album with the spirit of the 1970s — somewhere between gritty blues rock and folk-leaning indie, with touches of soul and jazz along the way. The result is a collection of nine songs that feel as if Foolstop had gathered a few musicians in an old parlor and simply let the tape roll: raw in spirit, carefully produced, deeply musical and full of the kind of character that is often lost in today’s increasingly uniform sound. It is an album that breathes the sound and atmosphere of another era while remaining unmistakably Foolstop.

The cover already hints at where the record is heading. Loneliness, release, death and inner conflict are just some of the subjects that run through Parlor Days.

There is also one major first for Foolstop: Sebastian created the entire album entirely on his own – from the very first note, through recording and mixing, all the way to the final mastering decisions.

The release date has not been set yet, but we’ll update this page as soon as it is. And when Parlor Days finally arrives, we hope you’ll give it a listen.