Sam Fender has shared ‘People Watching’, his first new music in two years. It’s the title track from his upcoming album, which will arrive on February 21 via Polydor Records. The English rocker co-produced the new track with the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel. Check it out below.
Talking about the story behind the single in an Instagram post on November 7, Fender said: “‘People Watching’ is about somebody that was like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November. I was by her side at the end, slept on a chair next to her. It’s about what was going through my head, to and from that place and home.”
He added: “It’s kind of ironic because she was the one that gave me the confidence to go on stage, and always used to be like ‘why haven’t you mentioned my name in your acceptance speech’. But now an entire song (and album) connects to her. I hope that wherever she is now she’s looking down saying ‘about time kid’.
People Watching will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s Seventeen Going Under. Along with Granduciel, Fender worked on the LP with longtime collaborators Dean Thompson, Joe Atkinson, and producer Markus Dravs.
People Watching Cover Artwork:
People Watching Tracklist:
1. People Watching
2. Nostalgia’s Lie
3. Chin Up
4. Wild Long Lie
5. Arm’s Length
6. Crumbling Empire
7. Little Bit Closer
8. Rein Me In
9. TV Dinner
10. Something Heavy
11. Remember My Name