RISING ROOTS PHENOM ‘SAMANTHA FISH’ UNVEILS “KILL OR BE KIND”
New Album "Kill Or Be Kind"
Single "Watch It Die" and "Love Letters" Available Now
"Watch It Die" reveals Fish's prodigious gifts as a commanding vocalist and her sublime guitar technique, while the smouldering "Love Letters" is a fiery lament about love gone wrong that slowly builds to a searing bridge and solo. Listen to, and download the new single HERE
Photo Credit: © Michael Emanuele Backstage Flash
Photo Credit: © Michael Emanuele Backstage Flash
Fish's incendiary live performances have been mesmerizing audiences all over the globe. Now, with Kill Or Be Kind, Fish
is poised for a major breakthrough. The edgy roots music album was
recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis and produced by three-time Grammy
winner Scott Billington and mixed by two-time Grammy winner Steve
Reynolds. Boasting 11 original songs ranging from the electric cigar
box stomp of "Bulletproof" to the sweet Memphis R&B of "Trying Not To Fall in Love With You," the album is sure to establish Fish as a potent force in roots music.
The Kansas City-born-and-bred musician flirts with tradition but pushes genre boundaries to create a sound that's distinctly her own: "She Don't Live Here Anymore," co-written by Parker Millsap, features a Memphis soul underpinning with a sustained vibrato guitar sound that edges toward country. "Love Your Lies" persuasively straddles punk, rockabilly, and soul; while "You Got It Bad (Better Than You Ever Had)" is a classic blues rocker, thick with layered guitars and a cigar box solo. She shows off her range with the sweetly wistful "Dream Girl" and the cathartic, blues-saturated "Farewell My Fair Weather."
On May 6, Samantha kicked off her tour of UK and Europe with a live performance and interview on BBC Radio 2's highly-rated and influential The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews. If you missed it, you can now listen to it on demand via BBC iPlayer via this link - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b25mg0/episodes/player
In June, she will start a tour of the US that includes stops at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, San Francisco's Fillmore, and the Troubadour in West Hollywood. More dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets For The Stables, Milton
Keynes Show Here
5/21/19 - Paris Le Flow
5/22/19 - Brussels AB Club
5/23/19 - Amsterdam Q Factory
5/24/19 - Hamburg Fabrik
5/25/19 - Dortmund Piano
5/26/19 - Nurnberg Hirsch
5/27/19 - Munich Strom
5/28/19 - Zurich Kaufleutenv
5/30/19 - Milan Legend Club
Released by Rounder Records on 30th August 2019
Single "Watch It Die" and "Love Letters" Available Now
Download the single
UK & European Tour Kicks Off in Newcastle on Tuesday 7th May
Listen on Demand to Samantha’s Live Performance on BBC Radio 2's The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews on 6th May on BBC iPlayer HERE
Genre-bending guitarist, singer, and songwriter Samantha Fish will release Kill Or Be Kind on 30th August 2019. A two-song single from the album featuring "Watch It Die" and "Love Letters" is available now."Watch It Die" reveals Fish's prodigious gifts as a commanding vocalist and her sublime guitar technique, while the smouldering "Love Letters" is a fiery lament about love gone wrong that slowly builds to a searing bridge and solo. Listen to, and download the new single HERE
Photo Credit: © Michael Emanuele Backstage Flash
Photo Credit: © Michael Emanuele Backstage Flash
The Kansas City-born-and-bred musician flirts with tradition but pushes genre boundaries to create a sound that's distinctly her own: "She Don't Live Here Anymore," co-written by Parker Millsap, features a Memphis soul underpinning with a sustained vibrato guitar sound that edges toward country. "Love Your Lies" persuasively straddles punk, rockabilly, and soul; while "You Got It Bad (Better Than You Ever Had)" is a classic blues rocker, thick with layered guitars and a cigar box solo. She shows off her range with the sweetly wistful "Dream Girl" and the cathartic, blues-saturated "Farewell My Fair Weather."
On May 6, Samantha kicked off her tour of UK and Europe with a live performance and interview on BBC Radio 2's highly-rated and influential The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews. If you missed it, you can now listen to it on demand via BBC iPlayer via this link - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b25mg0/episodes/player
In June, she will start a tour of the US that includes stops at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, San Francisco's Fillmore, and the Troubadour in West Hollywood. More dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Love Letters
Samantha Fish / Jim McCormick
Samantha Fish / Jim McCormick
Samantha Fish, vocals and guitars
Austin Clements, bass
Rick Steff, Rhodes and Hammond B3 organ
Doug Belote drums
Jim Spake, tenor and baritone saxophones
Tom Clary, trumpet
Austin Clements, bass
Rick Steff, Rhodes and Hammond B3 organ
Doug Belote drums
Jim Spake, tenor and baritone saxophones
Tom Clary, trumpet
Watch It Die
Samantha Fish / Patrick Sweany
Samantha Fish / Patrick Sweany
Samantha Fish, vocals and guitars
Austin Clements, bass
Rick Steff, Hammond B3 organ
Andriu Yanovski, Moog synthesizer
Doug Belote drums
Jim Spake, tenor and baritone saxophones
Tom Clary, trumpet
Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph and Kayla Jasmine, backing vocals
Austin Clements, bass
Rick Steff, Hammond B3 organ
Andriu Yanovski, Moog synthesizer
Doug Belote drums
Jim Spake, tenor and baritone saxophones
Tom Clary, trumpet
Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph and Kayla Jasmine, backing vocals
May 2019 UK Tour
With Special Guests Curse Of Lono
Tickets: www.alttickets.com
Tickets For The Stables, Milton
Keynes Show Here
Sage 2, Gateshead
Tuesday 7th May 2019
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St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR
www.sagegateshead.com
St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR
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The Stables, Milton Keynes
Wednesday 8th May 2019
Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Thursday 9th May 2019
== SOLD OUT ==
Oran Mor, Glasgow
Friday 10th May 2019
== SOLD OUT ==
O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
Saturday 11th May 2019
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16-18 Horse Fair, Birmingham B1 1DB
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16-18 Horse Fair, Birmingham B1 1DB
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Thelka, Bristol
Sunday 12th May 2019
== SOLD OUT ==
Junction, Cambridge
Monday 13th May 2019
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tuesday 14th May 2019
== SOLD OUT ==
The Garage, London
Thursday 16th May 2019
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20-22 Highbury Corner, Highbury East, London N5 1RD
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20-22 Highbury Corner, Highbury East, London N5 1RD
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The Haunt, Brighton
Friday 17th May 2019
O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Saturday 18th May 2019
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190 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyoxford
190 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyoxford
The Brook, Southampton
Sunday 19th May 2019
5/21/19 - Paris Le Flow
5/22/19 - Brussels AB Club
5/23/19 - Amsterdam Q Factory
5/24/19 - Hamburg Fabrik
5/25/19 - Dortmund Piano
5/26/19 - Nurnberg Hirsch
5/27/19 - Munich Strom
5/28/19 - Zurich Kaufleutenv
5/30/19 - Milan Legend Club
