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Artist of the week

Sam Beeton


This weeks artist is19-year-old singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sam Beeton who released the single ‘What You Look For’ from his debut album ‘No Definite Answer’ on 1st September.Sam’s debut single ‘What You Look For’ was co-written with Eg White, who is known for his collaborations with Adele and James Morrison. It is a cheerful and breezy sounding track that has a poignant, deeper meaning lyrically. The song is essentially a love song where Sam sings about his affection for an old flame but with an underlying theme of vanity; when you split up with someone and they get a new partner, comparing yourself with that person and thinking you’re better. It is a heartfelt track, which ends with a touching message that you’re not always going to be what someone is looking for and can be easily replaced.


Sam released his debut album at the beginning of September. With influences ranging from Paul Simon to The Beatles and Tom Petty to Dylan, it is a mature sounding record that skips effortlessly between skiffle-infused pop and jangling-country rock with very personal songs about memories and Sam’s own experiences.

I found this quite hard to get some facts on Sam because he is hot off the press but here are some reviews from the Papers.
I m hoping you guys are doing your own research on these artists!

Trouble and Strife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fdAyIFn1AU sorry no embedding!

“A decidedly upbeat, radio-friendly track that promises good things”
Music Week

“Armed with catchy pop tunes that make his music accessible to absolutely everyone”
Clash

“Next Big Thing”
Daily Mail
“One To Watch”
Company
“Hottest Download”
Sunday Times (Culture)


Heres a link to Myspace http://www.myspace.com/sambeeton


What You Look For.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qECtqLk_bDM sorry no vids this week!

im hoping you guys are getting this? Enjoy!
Spot the faker! lol

Scotty,

Another great artist! I did not get to see the youtube material because for some reason youtube links only play for me if they are embedded in the forum. If I go directly to youtube via a link they simply will not play any longer. The myspace site yo posted gave me a keen insight to the quality of this artists music.

Anyway I digress. This is simply another outstanding example of the new artists and their material that you continue to bring to the forum. It seems a lot of people have looked at this but have chosen not to comment. That's too bad because it is the feedback that makes you want to share even more of these gems that you unearth.

I hope you keep bringing them here and posting them because despite the lack of feedback, listening to new music is the spice of life IMHO.

Thanks mate for caring and sharing.

You like what I have and you also like what I want!