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ADRIAN THRILLS reviews Sam Fender: People Watching - Geordie Springsteen bares his soul... and goes global
ADRIAN THRILLS: Sam Fender's People Watching is a mix of traditional heartland rock and modern electronics, filled with music which provides a richly-textured backdrop for his sharp lyrics.
Dubbed the Geordie Springsteen when he broke through commercially in 2019, he took inspiration from the grittier realities of life in his native North Shields on his guitar-driven debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, before turning his lyrical gaze inwards on his second release, Seventeen Going Under. A mix of traditional heartland rock and modern electronics, it was made with Markus Dravs, a British producer who helped to propel Coldplay and Mumford & Sons onto the world’s biggest stages, and Adam Granduciel, an American who specialises in moody, widescreen arrangements. Opening the record, the title track is a tribute to Fender’s late friend and mentor Annie Orwin, who encouraged his artistic ambitions when she ran a community drama group (‘I’ll hold you in my heart ’til the day I die,’ he sings).
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