When I first heard Sam Fender’s music, I stopped what I was doing, started “dead boys” from the beginning and listened 4 more times. It was everything I loved about a song. I followed this artist like a crazy person, checking every day to see if he had dropped new music. Reading every lyric and looking for his interpretation of what they meant. I must have listened to Hypersonic Missiles 1000 times before Seventeen Going Under came out, and I had never felt so connected to a song. I come from a very different place than Sam did, that much was clear in the lyrics, but it felt like I had grown up the same. The nostalgia, pride, bitterness, confusion, and anger that Sam wrote about feeling was so similar to what I was feeling about my childhood and my hometown at the time. This song was the final push for me to start writing about my own experiences. As we sat down in Guilford, Vermont to record this album, the very first song we listened to was Seventeen Going Under. The song Homesick was born out of the confidence instilled in me by listening to someone accurately depict their hometown and what it means to them, for better or for worse. When I found out I’d be able to spend the day in Newcastle with Sam, I was nervous but excited. He welcomed me with open arms, let me into his world, showed me places in this community that held so much significance not only to the town, but to Sam himself. I felt very much like an outsider, but by the end I did start to understand where these songs were coming from, and just how special of a guy Sam really is. He did an absolutely amazing job bringing his experience into my song Homesick. He went above and beyond and I truly can’t thank him enough. I hope you enjoy this glance into our worlds, and that it offers you the same connection that I felt when I first heard this dude sing
When I first heard Sam Fender’s music, I stopped what I was doing, started “dead boys” from the beginning and listened 4 more times. It was everything I loved about a song. I followed this artist like a crazy person, checking every day to see if he had dropped new music. Reading every lyric and looking for his interpretation of what they meant. I must have listened to Hypersonic Missiles 1000 times before Seventeen Going Under came out, and I had never felt so connected to a song. I come from a very different place than Sam did, that much was clear in the lyrics, but it felt like I had grown up the same. The nostalgia, pride, bitterness, confusion, and anger that Sam wrote about feeling was so similar to what I was feeling about my childhood and my hometown at the time. This song was the final push for me to start writing about my own experiences. As we sat down in Guilford, Vermont to record this album, the very first song we listened to was Seventeen Going Under. The song Homesick was born out of the confidence instilled in me by listening to someone accurately depict their hometown and what it means to them, for better or for worse. When I found out I’d be able to spend the day in Newcastle with Sam, I was nervous but excited. He welcomed me with open arms, let me into his world, showed me places in this community that held so much significance not only to the town, but to Sam himself. I felt very much like an outsider, but by the end I did start to understand where these songs were coming from, and just how special of a guy Sam really is. He did an absolutely amazing job bringing his experience into my song Homesick. He went above and beyond and I truly can’t thank him enough. I hope you enjoy this glance into our worlds, and that it offers you the same connection that I felt when I first heard this dude sing
‘Homesick’ with @noahkahanmusic this Friday See you then x
Merry Christmas 🎄❤️ See you in 2024 x
Merry Christmas 🎄❤️ See you in 2024 x
The last few days have been insane. Sharing the stage with @brianjohnsontv was a dream come true. When we first started seeing success with our band, me and Dean used to watch interviews of Brian to keep ourselves grounded – he is the prime example of a Geordie who has never forgotten his roots. Not only that, I also brought out my first guitar teacher who showed the entirety of St James’ Park how it’s actually done. Phil Martin, I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this if it wasn’t for your tutelage and back when I had my first band (when we were bairns, 14 or 15) you let us rehearse in the Gasworks practice rooms for free. We need more people like you in our community 🤍🖤🤍🖤
The last few days have been insane. Sharing the stage with @brianjohnsontv was a dream come true. When we first started seeing success with our band, me and Dean used to watch interviews of Brian to keep ourselves grounded – he is the prime example of a Geordie who has never forgotten his roots. Not only that, I also brought out my first guitar teacher who showed the entirety of St James’ Park how it’s actually done. Phil Martin, I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this if it wasn’t for your tutelage and back when I had my first band (when we were bairns, 14 or 15) you let us rehearse in the Gasworks practice rooms for free. We need more people like you in our community 🤍🖤🤍🖤
The last few days have been insane. Sharing the stage with @brianjohnsontv was a dream come true. When we first started seeing success with our band, me and Dean used to watch interviews of Brian to keep ourselves grounded – he is the prime example of a Geordie who has never forgotten his roots. Not only that, I also brought out my first guitar teacher who showed the entirety of St James’ Park how it’s actually done. Phil Martin, I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this if it wasn’t for your tutelage and back when I had my first band (when we were bairns, 14 or 15) you let us rehearse in the Gasworks practice rooms for free. We need more people like you in our community 🤍🖤🤍🖤
4 years since we released Hypersonic Missiles 🚀🤯 What a journey – thanks for all the love ❤️
I cut my parts in North Shields, on the banks of the Tyne, literally overlooking the ‘static cranes’ that I mention in my verse; it’s a stone’s throw from the estate in which the riots took place in the early 90’s. It made me proud of my hometown, and my people. The Geordies are a hilarious bunch, resilient and impermeable to hard times and hard drinking; my hometown is a constant source of inspiration. @noahkahanmusic is a great lad, a canny chanter and a mean wordsmith. I love the track, and I can’t wait for people to hear it. ❤️
“When we started this band, we were like.. imagine if we played St James’ – it was supposed to be a joke. These were the most ridiculous days of our lives. This one’s never gonna sink in like”
Me and Dean went to @officialrandl when we were 18, my tent got set on fire when I was asleep in it. Me and Dean launched hotdogs out of tent poles at groups of lads chanting ‘Yorkshire’ just for a bit of fun, and kept up the long standing tradition of northern rivalry between anyone who doesn’t live within ten square miles of you. I saw so many bands that I’ve since had the pleasure of sharing the stage with, it was one of the best weekends of my teens. To headline was unfathomable, me and the lads have always felt more comfortable as the underdogs, we’ve been the underdogs for 7 years – from our first show in Ullapool in Scotland, in that beat up van with doors that didn’t open, all the way to this weekend. The imposter syndrome is real, but I suppose that means it’s actually happening. To the fans, we love you all x
One of the most monumental, life affirming, imposter syndrome inducing nights of our lives. Leeds… you put a fucking shift in! What a crowd ❤️
Thanks for going so wild in the rain Belfast!! Loved it. Dublin, you’re next..
Thanks for going so wild in the rain Belfast!! Loved it. Dublin, you’re next..
Thanks for going so wild in the rain Belfast!! Loved it. Dublin, you’re next..
Thanks for going so wild in the rain Belfast!! Loved it. Dublin, you’re next..
Let’s gan wild @boardmasters 💥
Undeniable. Passion. Original. @sam_fender x @adidasoriginals x @adidaslondon #1000Originals #adidasOriginals
Still blown away by all of the love from the weekend @officialrandl. Thank you ❤️
It was a real privilege to hang out with these two legends for the day ❤️ Johnson & Knopfler’s Music Legends airs in the UK today on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW #johnsonandknopflersmusiclegends #skyarts
It was a real privilege to hang out with these two legends for the day ❤️ Johnson & Knopfler’s Music Legends airs in the UK today on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW #johnsonandknopflersmusiclegends #skyarts
Thanks @wayoutwestfestival for such a warm welcome 🇸🇪 Sweden you were beautiful.
Thanks @wayoutwestfestival for such a warm welcome 🇸🇪 Sweden you were beautiful.
