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complete album the moment it’s released.
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I’m turning guilt into kindness
I’m turning water to stone
Im who I’m gonna be
I dunk my head in the lake
Once for my friends
Once for the things I do
And Once just for me
I float on my back for a little while
And I roll with the wake of a passing motorboat
And I get splashed in the face
I raise my hand
Tell them that I’m okay
And they smile and say
Hip Hip Hooray
You made my day
In your own way
Hey baby hey
Gee don’t you know
I love you so
Woah baby woah
Go baby go
I glow in the light of my dashboard
And i watch the parade
Grow in my rearview mirror
And I think of a place
I’d rather be
Just a good friend and me
So I slip away
I stick out my thumb at the mountain
And it shows me the same
We walk the pathways that we’ve given a name
I see orion
Chris holds me while I cry
And he knows to say
Hip Hip Hooray
You made my day
In your own way
Hey baby hey
Gee don’t you know
I love you so
Woah baby woah
Go baby go
I sit on my porch in my folding chair
I feel the wood on my toes
I hear the neighborhood
All the voices I know
I smile and sigh, don’t even wonder why
When I start to say
Hip Hip Hooray
You made my day
In your own way
Hey baby hey
Gee don’t you know
I love you so
Woah baby woah
Go baby go
2.
Ask
3.
Oh Me Oh My
4.
Happily
5.
Every Time Everybody
6.
Now That I Know You
7.
Go Baby Go (Part Two)
8.
You Are Kind
9.
Monkey Business
about
Standing beside the emerging songwriting voices of the Pacific Northwest and of the New Orleans americana scene, Mr. Sam has carved his own corner of the genre. His writing focuses on the joys and virtues of living and loving, but not without recognizing the endurance and patience that is required to find it in an unforgiving world. On his sophomore album “Again! Again!,” Mr. Sam plays freely with this duality and what paths lie between – a shoulder to cry on, a cannonball on a hot summer day, the unknown warmth of a stranger.
Drawing influence from classic singer-songwriters and New Orleans R&B greats, he has also become a student of his contemporaries through his close collaborations with Dean Johnson, The Sons of Rainier, Sam Doores, Chris Acker, to name a few. Citing them as his biggest influences as a writer, Mr. Sam says “There is no better lesson in writing than to write, but the next best thing is to be there to hear the moment when a song becomes itself.”
Guided by his sometimes soothing, sometimes raucous baritone, Mr. Sam leads The People People in a lively, electrifying dance hall sound while maintaining an intimacy fit for a long late night drive. Recorded live to tape in the summer of 2023 on the shores of the Puget Sound at Unknown Studios in Anacortes, Washington, Mr. Sam & The People People have crafted an analog concoction of rousing vocal arrangements, bouncing pianos, razor sharp steel guitar, and grooving percussion all in service of the sounds of togetherness.
“Again! Again!” feels, all in all, akin to a long phone call with an old friend. A conversation where “how are you?” is more than a formality. Devin Champlin, songwriter for The Sons of Rainier and Mr. Sam’s longtime friend and collaborator offers this –
“On Again! Again! Mr Sam’s inner voice is out for all to hear, and it’s part pregame coach pep-talker, part puppy lover, part late night host, and all delivered with such playful care and loving sincerity, that I’m inclined to believe him. He’s lending us his own kind reminders that we’re OK, we’re going through it, and we’re not alone [...] Sam can turn guilt to kindness, get to know all the strangers, watch the stars and cry, knock on wood, and twirl his tail all he wants, but I don’t believe he’s getting out of this monkey business for one minute.”
credits
releases June 11, 2024
Mr Sam Gelband - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
Gina Leslie - Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on "Go Baby Go - Part One" & "Now That I Know You"
Charlie Meyer - Drums, Percussion, Bass on "Go Baby Go - Part One"
Sam Doores - Piano, Vocals, Percussion, Drums on "Go Baby Go - Part One"
Howe Pearson - Electric Guitar, Vocals
Ross Farbe - Lead Guitar on "Go Baby Go - Part One" Electric Guitar on "Ask," "Happily" and "You Are Kind," Vocals on "Happily"
Matt Bell - Steel Guitar on "Ask," "Oh Me Oh My" and "You Are Kind"
All songs written by Mr. Sam Gelband and performed by Mr. Sam & The People People
Recorded at Unknown Studios in Anacortes, WA by Nicholas Wilbur
Additional Recording by Ross Farbe in New Orleans, LA
Mixed by Nicholas Wilbur
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk
Artwork by Emma Ledgerwood, Feed My Ego
Photos by Kendall Rock
I had the pleasure of seeing him perform live in San Diego in a very intimate set. His music just brings me a deep state of comfort, like listening to a friend.
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