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01. Sam Himself - Brando
02. Sam Himself - La Paz
03. Sam Himself - Nothing Like The Night
04. Sam Himself - The Missing
05. Sam Himself - Way Out
06. Sam Himself - What It's Worth
07. Sam Himself - Men In My Family
08. Sam Himself - Legends Of The Recent Future
09. Sam Himself - Cry
10. Sam Himself - When I Take The Stage
ARTIST
TITLE
Power Ballads
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
TAXI 029CD TAXI 029CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/7/2022

On the heels of his breakout year, Swiss indie rocker Sam Himself -- New Yorker by choice, "Fondue Western" baritone by trade -- prepares to release his debut album, Power Ballads. The Brooklyn-based songwriter, performer and multi-instrumentalist has been sounding the bell for his first LP with a number of singles. This full-length debut follows 2020's acclaimed Slow Drugs EP, the artist's third which earned him the Swiss National Broadcasting Service's Best Talent Award in 2020 and a nomination in 2021 for a Swiss Music Award, the most prestigious national prize of its kind in Sam's home country. Power Ballads marks the latest collaboration between Sam and his longtime producer, mixing engineer Daniel Schlett (The War On Drugs, Iggy Pop), as well as mastering legend Greg Calbi (Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie). Sam plays most of the instruments on Power Ballads himself, with producer Schlett adding sounds, textures and of course his singular mixing style (as heard recently e.g. on Iggy Pop's cover of The Velvet Underground's "European Son").