Newcastle’s Sam Fender debuts ‘Dead Boys’

Making his way on to the new UK music scene is twenty-two year old, Tyneside born and raised Sam Fender. He is quickly winning over a fan base through the World as he plays festivals across the globe from Boardmasters in Cornwall to Lowlands fest in The Netherlands. He has also just sold out three nights in the Omeara in London as he embarks on a UK tour during November.

Photo credits to Matty Snelling (afishout0fwater on Instagram)

Sam recently dropped his seventh single, Dead Boys, last week on Annie Mac's evening show and it was named as the 'Hottest Record In The World' at the time it was released. His music is known to tackle political and social issues and stereotypes, such as his catchy single 'Millenial' which mocks the way that the media portray Millenials with lyrics such as 'Sit back, relax, watch the whole world collapse' and the repetive line of ''I'm a millenial, I'm young and dumb' and 'Greasy Spoon' which has strong links back to sexual harassment and the treatment of women.

His new single, Dead Boys, is no different as he sings about Male suicide, particularly in his hometown of Tyneside, Newcastle. The biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK is suicide and Fender believes that not enough people are talking about this issue because of toxic masculinity and perceptions of how men should act.

It is a beautiful song, with Fender's gritty yet polished vocals belting out the chorus 'Nobody ever could explain all the dead boys in our hometown' and a soft guitar riff continuing throughout the whole track.

"I want to just raise the conversation, I think that it is important to talk about it. " Fender said, talking to Annie Mac last Tuesday. "Men don't talk, so if one person listens to this or sees what we're doing with this song and talks about their problems, then it's done it's job. That's all that I could wish for."

Dead Boys by Sam Fender is available for streaming now and you can see Fender plus support on tour this winter, tickets have gone on sale now.

29 October – Mash House, Edinburgh

30 October – Fibbers, York

31 October – King Tuts, Glasgow

2 November – Chapel, Leeds

3 November – Leadmill 2, Sheffield

5 November – Soup Kitchen, Manchester

6 November – Shipping Forecast, Liverpool

7 November – Thekla, Bristol

9 November – Rock City Basement, Nottingham

10 November – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham

12 November – OMEARA, London (SOLD OUT)

13 November – OMEARA, London (SOLD OUT)

17 November – Newcastle University

3 December – Academy, Glasgow (Supporting Blossoms)

13 December – O2 Academy Brixton, London (Supporting Blossoms)