Newcastle indie rock musician Sam Fender has announced the release of his third studio album ‘People Watching‘.
Marking the announcement the artist has aired the record’s title track. The follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed album Seventeen Going Under, produced by Fender alongside his bandmates Dean Thompson, Joe Atkinson, producer Markus Dravs, and The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, will be out on February 21 through Polydor Records. Pre-order your copy here.
About the making of the album, Fender said:
“Me and the band have picked away at these songs for the last couple of years, we recorded so much material in that time and deliberated long and hard over what came next. We settled on this collection for our next outing. Special thanks to Dean and Joe who have been with me every step of the way, they are incredible producers in their own right and I’m eternally proud and grateful for them both. The band has really evolved in this time, I’m a lucky fucker to be surrounded by such a talented bunch.”
The euphoric five-minute new single was written in honour of his late friend and mentor, Annie Orwin. Of the heartbreaking inspiration behind the song, Fender said:
““People Watching is about somebody that was like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November. I was by her side at the end, slept on a chair next to her. It’s about what was going through my head, to and from that place and home. It’s kind of ironic because she was the one that gave me the confidence to go on stage, and used to be like ‘why haven’t you mentioned my name in your acceptance speech’. But now an entire song (and album) connects to her. I hope she’s looking down saying ‘about time kid’.”
Check out “People Watching” below, followed by the album’s artwork and tracklist.
Sam Fender “People Watching” tracklist:
- People Watching
- Nostalgia’s Lie
- Chin Up
- Wild Long Lie
- Arm’s Length
- Crumbling Empire
- Little Bit Closer
- Rein Me In
- TV Dinner
- Something Heavy
- Remember My Name
Photo taken from the artist Facebook Page
