Sam Himself
Album Review: Sam Himself – Never Let Me Go
Sam Himself (the brainchild of Swiss born Sam Koechlin) has made a big impression over the past few months with a string of excellent indie-pop-rock tunes showcasing Sam’s intimate songwriting, vibrant guitar led soundscapes and his husky, breathy vocal delivering with a subtle country-roots-rock influence. Now releasing his second album ‘Never Let Me Go’, Sam …
Track: Sam Himself Shares Atmospheric Grower ‘Mr Rocknroll’
Sam Himself returns with the atmospheric, synth heavy and ever cool new single ‘Mr Rocknroll’. Sonically comparable to Future Islands with driving live drums and bass under a swelling sea of warming synths, Sam’s silky, melancholic, delicate and pleasingly gravelly lead vocals glide effotlessly with an air of ease and confidence. As the track progresses, …
Track: Sam Himself Contrasts Upbeat Instrumentation With Reflective Vocals On New Single ‘Golden Days’
Vibrant keys, driving bass and palm muted guitar chords open the new single ‘Golden Days’ from Sam Himself, setting an initially bright and danceable tone to the single. As Sam’s emotive, reflective and somewhat inward lead vocal enters, the mood is shifted, highlighting the melancholic undertones of the musical soundscape. The smokey, delicate almost whispery …
Track: Sam Himself Shares Reflective Yet Pulsing New Single ‘Never Let Me Go’
The first single of Sam Himself’s upcoming second album which is slated for 2023, ‘Never Let Me Go’ offers intimate vocals over a pulsing indie-electronic soundscape. Somewhere between Future Islands and The Verve, the track is nerving and affecting yet danceable offering a depth of emotion – a cautious sense of hope doused in a …