BRIT and Emmy nominated, critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Sam Ryder has announced details of his forthcoming second studio album, Heartland. The album is due for release on October 17 via independent label Artist Theory. Heartland is available to pre-order/save here. Alongside the announcement, Sam has also released his new single ‘The Feeling Never Went Away’ which is out now and available here. Its infectious bassline melds with Sam’s undeniable vocal as he powerfully narrates emotions and struggles that can persist and return, and the power of acceptance in healing.
The album takes listeners into the intimate corners of Sam’s soul over the past year, tracing a profound journey of growth, both personally and professionally. After two decades of unrelenting dedication to his music, Heartland is the album Sam Ryder has long yearned to create. Sonically fresh and elevated, and lyrically resonating on a deeper level than ever before, the 13 tracks that comprise Heartland unveil a side of Sam you’ve never seen or heard before.
The announcement follows Sam’s triumphant Glastonbury debut in June and comes ahead of his biggest headline show to date at London’s Wembley Arena – a particularly poignant place for Sam as the venue of the first gig he ever went to as a teen. Tickets are on sale here.
After taking some time away to pause and reflect following a dizzying couple of years that saw his hit single ‘Space Man’ skyrocket him to the forefront of the airwaves, score a #1 album, billions of streams, stadium performances and more, Sam has reclaimed creative control and freedom with Heartland.
Sam laid the foundations for a new chapter of his whirlwind career both in the UK and in Nashville where he deeply embedded himself in the cultural scene and began bringing lifelong visions for his music to life, with a deep focus on the musicality and redefining his sound. Sonically, Sam self-coined it as Frontier Soul, an energy rather than a genre, that seamlessly blends some of Sam’s lifelong inspirations including old westerns he’d watch alongside his Grandfather, Hollywood scores, and a deep love of soul music.
It was through this musical journey, set against the backdrop of America’s Music City that Sam also went on a personal journey of self-discovery; an evolution as a man and an artist, together forming this powerful and authentic new chapter, and the new album Heartland, with its stunning musicality, a shift in anything you’ve heard from Sam before, paired with beautiful songwriting that sees Sam at his most vulnerable, intimate, and unfiltered.
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