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10/11/2024

PLATINUM BREAKOUT SAM BARBER TO RELEASE EXPANSIVE DEBUT ALBUM, RESTLESS MIND, NOVEMBER 1

Building on a breakout year of mounting success, PLATINUM-certified singer-songwriter and rising star Sam Barber is announcing his debut album, Restless Mind set for release November 1. Pre-save/pre-add the album here. He is celebrating the news by sharing a new track off the album called “Thought of You.”

Co-written by Barber with Amy Allen (Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” and “Taste”; Tate McRae’s “Greedy”; Harry Styles’ “Adore You”; Koe Wetzel’s “Sweet Dreams”; and more) and produced by Elie Rizk (Jessie Murph), the dusky post-Western anthem is led by a hard-driving acoustic guitar chop and propulsive rhythm, with fiddle, steel, and Barber’s gut-wrenching vocal describing a love that burned so hot and so fast, there’s nothing left to hold but the memory.

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD SAM BARBER’S “THOUGHT OF YOU” HERE

With Restless Mind releasing via Lockeland Springs/Atlantic Records, the project finds the 21-year-old native of Southern Missouri stepping firmly into the spotlight, hot on the heels of a viral emergence.

Featuring 28 tracks and Barber’s unique brand of rootsy, roughhewn Country, the stark and soulful set highlights a sharp-elbowed writing style and Barber’s barrel-chested vocal – both of which led American Songwriter to hail the newcomer as a “Singer-Songwriter on the Brink of Stardom,” and Rolling Stone says “the Country singer-songwriter delivers from the heart.”

Included on the expansive set is Barber’s PLATINUM-certified “Straight and Narrow” – the track which introduced his raw, jaw-dropping vocal growl in 2023 – as well as collaborations with Avery Anna and Lily Fitts, and a massive dose of the talent’s stinging lyrical reflection.

"My debut album is the culmination of my whole music career. Every day I had off from touring in the past year I spent writing and recording Restless Mind. I never imagined the project would be 28 songs, let alone being able to work with the level of people I did to create it," shares Barber. "I’ve put everything I've got into writing and recording these songs. I am so thankful for the artists, my family, my friends, my team, and of course all the fans that support my music and me. It feels surreal that this project is finally going to be seen by the world.”

Sam Barber’s Restless Mind Tracklist:

“Man You Raised”
“Cold, Dark Place”
“Thought of You”
“G-PA”
“Restless Mind (feat. Avery Anna)”
“Due Time”
“Better Year”
“Long Way To Go”
“Bet On My Ghost”
“Will You Be There”
“76”
“Jersey Giant”
“Down The Road”
“S.O.B.”
“Evil Place”
“Gambler”
“Morning Time”
“Indigo (feat. Avery Anna)”
“Different Kind of Pain”
“Streetlight”
“Never Mine”
“V”
“Stopped in Hell (feat. Lily Fitts)”
“Stay The Night”
“Straight and Narrow”
“Home Ain't Far”
“Let Me Down”
“You Know I Know”

Now boasting more than 5.8 MILLION monthly Spotify listeners, Barber’s new music follows a whirlwind summer tour of headlining and festival appearances, including stops at Stagecoach, Railbird Festival, and Lollapalooza.

As his profile continues to rise, Barber’s RESTLESS MIND TOUR is now underway, with some of the biggest shows of his career on tap. Kicking off in September with a homecoming performance in Springfield, Missouri, the run featured Barber’s SOLD-OUT debut appearance at Nashville’s fabled Ryman Auditorium last week (10/4) and will continue to crisscross the nation before wrapping on December 7 at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Other newly released tracks from this year include the plaintive “S.O.B.” and “Streetlight,” plus “Better Year” and a rollicking cover of Tyler Childers’ “Jersey Giant” – all of which appear on Restless Mind.

The burst of creative momentum all follows the 2023 release of Barber’s EP debut, Million Eyes, which featured the PLATINUM certified “Straight and Narrow” – a viral #1 and crossover chart success with more than 400 MILLION global streams to date, which helped Barber earn Billboard’s October 2023 Rookie of the Month title. Stay tuned for more news to come.

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ABOUT SAM BARBER:
Sam Barber was raised on a farm in a small town in Southeast Missouri surrounded by a supportive family and an abundance of friends. Most of his childhood was devoted to athletics where he learned many lessons such as the importance of a team, practice, discipline, respect and hard work. When he was 16, Barber picked up his great grandfather's Gibson, out of tune with only five strings, and fell in love with the art of singing and writing songs. He began releasing original music in 2021, including “Straight and Narrow,” a bedroom recording of a song he’d written when he was just 16. A powerful acoustic track about overcoming life’s countless hurdles, “Straight and Narrow” proved a PLATINUM certified sensation, reaching #1 on viral charts worldwide while landing on such multi-format Billboard charts as “Hot Rock Songs,” “Hot Rock & Alternative Songs,” and “Hot Country Songs.”

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