SAMIA

Shares cover of

LIZ PHAIR’S

“Never Said”

via FLOOD

Headlining self-curated mini-festival ‘Samia + Friends’
sponsored by Dr. Martens on September 28 at Our Wicked Lady in Brooklyn, NY

Fall Tour Dates with Remo Drive + Cold War Kids

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Praise for SAMIA:

“Samia’s indie rock songs are searing accounts of her feminist frustration and daily anxiety. Armed with a deep and blistering voice, she is an ideal narrator for stories about being loud and angry about societal expectations and the need for validation.” – Pitchfork

“Samia’s once-in-a-generation voice coupled with devastating lyrics makes her destined for greatness.” – Bandcamp

“Thought-provoking, casual yet poetic.” – Brooklyn Vegan

“Raw, electric energy” and “knife-sharp lyricism” – FADER

“Classic big-feelings indie rock from this NYC songwriter, who reckons with teenage years spent letting boys touch her for social validation.” – The Guardian

“Samia’s indie rock burns with a defiant energy.” – Stereogum

“‘Lasting Friend,’ meanwhile, is just one of the up-and-coming artist’s anthems; she has been breathing energy into the Brooklyn rock scene of late with her vivacious, witty personality and poeticism. I strongly recommend that your remember her name: Samia is positioned to be one of our next great songwriters.” – Thrillist

“Last week saw Samia hit back with her new single ‘Lasting Friend,’ a song that I remember having a distinctive crunch to it in the live setting. I’m glad to report that the recording does the live performance plenty of justice, providing confession reflective lyrics that prove that the 22-year-old songwriter is wiser beyond her years.” – We All Want Someone To Shout For

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Today, Samia is pleased to share her cover of Liz Phair’s classic song “Never Said” via a premiere from FLOOD. “Never Said” is now available as a single on Grand Jury.

As Samia says, “Had the distinct privilege of meeting John Mellencamp when I was 14 and played him a few of my songs. He goes, ‘Liz Phair. You’re gonna be like Liz Phair.’ Listened to her music pretty exclusively for a few years after that. Haven’t had such a visceral and lasting reaction to anyone’s music since. The original version of this song is obviously untouchable so I wanted to try something completely different. You can probably hear her influence in my voice and songwriting so it would’ve been impossible to record an entirely new version of it, but we slowed that fucker down!! Was a real honor to sing this song.”

Samia is joined on the recording of “Never Said” by Raffaella on vocals, along with her close friend Quinn McGovern who also produced the track.

Samia also put together a DIY video for the single with her friends, the actors Lucas Hedges and Fred Hechinger, along with editor Nick D’Agostino.

According to Samia: “I was hanging out with my friends Fred and Lucas last month and we were filming ourselves doing ridiculous characters…I played them the ‘Never Said’ cover and this sort of just happened. We sent it over to Nick who sprinkled magic on it and voila!”

Head over to FLOOD to check out Samia’s cover of “Never Said” 

The release of “Never Said” comes just after opening for Soccer Mommy at Lincoln Calling Festival, and just before Samia headlines Samia + Friends at Brooklyn’s Our Wicked Lady on September 28 joined by Active Bird Community, Daisy the Great, Nick Cianci, Pearla, Tarune, and Blu DeTiger. In early October, Samia will start a run of tour dates with Remo Drive, followed by November dates with Cold War Kids. A busy way to end a busy year, which has included tours with Donna Missal, Hippo Campus, SXSW dates, being named the Firefly Music Festival’s 2019 Big Break Winner, along with her first headlining show at Rough Trade NYC which SOLD OUT to a wildly captivated audience that sang along to every word. 2019 also saw the release of Samia’s singles “Lasting Friend”/“Paris” and “Ode To Artifice” which garnered notable press from the likes of Stereogum, Gorilla Vs. Bear, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence Of Sound, and many, many more, firmly positioning Samia as one to watch out for! Stay tuned for news on Samia’s forthcoming debut full-length album.

Samia’s cover of Liz Phair’s “Never Said” is now available via Grand Jury.

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Samia
Tour Dates

@ w/Active Bird Community, Daisy the Great,
Nick Cianci, Pearla, Tarune, Blu DeTiger
* w/Remo Drive
# w/Cold War Kids

09/28 – Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady @
10/07 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache *
10/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit *
10/09 – Buffalo, NY – The Rec Room *
10/11 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway City Arts *
10/12 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
10/13 – Portsmouth, NH – Press Room *
10/15 – Amityville, NY – Amityville Music Hall *
10/16 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents * 
10/17 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar *
11/14 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren #
11/15 – San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre #
11/16 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues #
11/17 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater #
11/18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades #
11/20 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore #
11/22 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst #

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AMNPLIFY – DB