{"product_id":"sam-himself-power-ballads-lp","title":"Sam Himself - Power Ballads [LP]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: TGR029\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0765453480693\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 22 Oct 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Indie \/ Alternative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn 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 (October 8th). The Brooklyn-based songwriter, performer and multi-instrumentalist has been sounding the bell for his first LP with a number of singles.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis full-length debut follows last year’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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePower 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).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam Himself is set to tour in support of his debut album well into the spring of next year, with some 30+ European dates in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and beyond (US-dates in planning).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklist: 1) Brando 2) La Paz 3) Nothing Like The Night 4) The Missing 5) Way Out 6) What It’s Worth 7) Men In My Family 8) Legends Of The Recent Future 9) Cry 10) When I Take The Stage\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sam.himself\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAXI GAUCHE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40928498942108,"sku":"TGR029","price":17.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/TGR029CD_90b9a0e0-f843-4f94-a1f1-7e2ab162fe4a.jpg?v=1631952315","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/sam-himself-power-ballads-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}