Over the years I have seen actors, comedians, and musicians going by only one name. Now, that doesn’t sound that much of a big deal does it? Well it does. With unique names like Sinbad, Raven, or Fergie, it’s easy to be remembered by your fans. But with an everyday name, it doesn’t really stick out. How can you be a well known musician by only using a generic everyday name? Well, I found a man who could pull it off
Off the streets of New York comes Samuel. Samuel is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Manhattan. He is signed by a little independent record label known as Heavy Roc Music. In fact, Samuel is their first signed artist. His real name is Samuel Hindes. Mr. Hindes is currently working his way up on the charts. He currently has over 346 downloads for his hit single “Say Goodbye” on ZShare.net. Samuel has gotten a lot of coverage and has been played on Mark Ronson’s show on East Village Radio in New York.
Samuel writes extremely moving music about romance, heartbreak, forbidden love, and rejection. And with the music and his singing along with these fantastic lyrics, you feel very at ease. His lyrical style is much like James Blunt with songs like “You’re Beautiful” and “Three Wiseman”. Also, the lyrics seem like something Bob Dylan would have written for the album “Blood on the Tracks”. But Samuel’s music and the vibe he sets is much different, and very much his own. This pattern is especially represented in the song “Say Goodbye”. This song is about Samuel pulling a girl’s number at a nightclub. After that, he obsesses of the fact that his infatuation with a girl who is not interested may or may not turn into a successful romance. This song explains the common fear we all have about loving someone more than they love us. You’ll be singing this song to yourself hours after you tune in.
His other songs are titled “I Heart New York”, “Cincinnati”, “Sink or Swim”, and “Shorty is the Shit”. If you ask me, each song is as good as the other. The only other way you would be able to find songs like this is if David Bowie decided to start doing R&B. These songs are catchy, brilliant, touching, and easy on the ears.
MP3: Samuel - Say Goodbye (buy)
Check out Samuel at http://www.myspace.com/samuelmusicnyc. Even though, the MySpace page looks like it belongs to a teenage prankster, there is plenty of good music and info that will have you “hearting” Samuel.
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