Sam is surprised at is how popular experimental folk pop music has become with Florence & The Machine even performing at the MTV VMAs. His lyrics talked about rock'n'roll excess and about real life. "He did it with garage and hip hop elements and I thought I could do it with folk or emo. "He made his first album Original Pirate Material in his bedroom, showing it was possible. He said: "Mike is the most influential musician of the last decade. Sam's not taking that and names Mike Skinner, better known as The Streets, as the man who the current crop of British stars owe a big debt. His folk electronica style was the blueprint for contemporary culture commentators Jamie T and Jack Penate.
Sam has come up trumps with his third album which follows 2006 homemade debut The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager and 2008's Searching For The Hows And Whys. Where Will You Stand is anti-BNP, Collapsing Cities is his take on what poverty means to different people and All Of This Is Yours is a plea for the environment.īut all are done with some cracking electronica beats, dreamy melodies and Sam's crystal clear delivery. So his self-titled third album - out this week - doesn't stick to the cliched themes of love, heartache, material wealth or the rock'n'roll life. It's not the first time Sam has put himself in the political pop front line.Ī pub run-in with the BNP prompted Sam to become heavily involved with the Love Music Hate Racism campaign and his albums are peppered with social commentary. "If there's anything else I can do in the future, I'll be glad to do it." Most people in the country have had their lives affected by the flooding. "She didn't lose any relatives but the villages that the families lived and worked in were affected. He said: "Seeing the devastation on the television was hard enough but hearing stories first-hand from my girlfriend, who has family from there, was very hard to take. It means a lot to Sam because his girlfriend is from Pakistan. He said: "Somebody matched the bid for me to play at a special occasion which I don't want to say too much about because it may spoil the surprise, so I've actually been able to raise about £4500." He attracted more than 40 bids, raising £2100 for the DEC/Oxfam appeal, and will play an acoustic set at the home of a fan in Worcester.īut the Razz can reveal he's raised even more. Fly - offered to raise money after seeing the devastation on television.
The 24-year-old Southend singer - who goes by the name of Get Cape. HE may not be on the Bob Geldof scale of raising money for charity but Sam Duckworth boosted the Pakistan flood appeal - by selling himself on eBay.
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