Sam Fender

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• Easington Colliery Brass Band kept their contribution to Sam Fender’s 'People Watching' secret for over two years | NME | March 9, 2025, 11:39 a.m.
Easington Colliery Brass Band kept their contribution to Sam Fender’s latest album 'People Watching' for over two years

• Album Review: Sam Fender – People Watching | Beats Per Minute
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• Sam Fender continues his ascent with ‘People Watching’ | Matthew Mclister | March 7, 2025, 4:29 p.m.
A beautiful, poetic and gut punching third record that will undoubtedly catapult the Geordie singer’s success to even new heights.

• Watch Sam Fender play songs from his new album 'People Watching' live for first time in Paris | Dork | March 5, 2025, 12:03 p.m.
Sam Fender performed four new songs from 'People Watching' during his 14-track Paris show, marking his first headline gig since its release.

• To be [seen] or not to be [seen]: Sam Fender's "People Watching" album review | Her Campus | Created for Gen Z, By Gen Z. | March 3, 2025, 5 p.m.
There’s a point for me in nearly every Sam Fender song where I squint my eyes and think: What did he just say? Admittedly, this is part of his appeal. Fender is nothing if not authentic.

• Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ Is a Masterpiece of Reflection, Resilience, & Raw Humanity | Atwood Magazine | March 5, 2025, 3:50 p.m.
Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ is a brilliant ode to the North East and an instant classic. Ranging from his typical Springsteen-esque anthems to slightly more stripped indie rock sounds, it’s easy to say that Fender’s third album is a rousing success.

• Sam Fender - People Watching | The Needle Drop | March 5, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
People Watching mostly feels like so-so Springsteen worship.

• Album Review: Sam Fender – People Watching | No Frills Reviews | March 4, 2025, 7:41 a.m.
The Geordie star shoots for greatness but falls short by too often forcing the issue

• Sam Fender’s People Watching is fastest-selling album by a UK artist this century | The Independent | March 1, 2025, 7:44 a.m.
North Shields singer-songwriter has gone from strength to strength since releasing his debut album in 2019

• Sam Fender Lands Biggest Opening Week Sales for British Solo Act in U.K. Since 2022 | Billboard | Feb. 28, 2025, 7:08 p.m.
Sam Fender's 'People Watching' has the biggest opening week sales for a British solo act since 2022.

• Album Review: Sam Fender – People Watching | Belwood Music | March 1, 2025, 12:53 p.m.
Sam Fender – People Watching Heartland Rock | Indie Rock 86%

• Sam Fender 'overwhelmed' by album success | BBC News
The North Shields-born musician's third studio album has topped the UK charts.

• Watch Sam Fender perform and give shout out to Newcastle and North Shields at the BRIT Awards 2025 | NME | March 2, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Watch Sam Fender perform and give shout out to Newcastle and North Shields as he wins Best Alternative/Rock act at the BRIT Awards 2025

• Sam Fender - People Watching | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 21, 2025, 9 a.m.
People Watching by Sam Fender album review by Beau Goodwin for Northern Transmissions, the UK artist's album is now out via Universal Music

• Sam Fender 'overwhelmed' by album success | BBC
The North Shields-born musician's third studio album has topped the UK charts.

• Sam Fender's People Watching earns record-breaking opening week | www.officialcharts.com
Sam Fender secures a record-breaking opening week, with People Watching netting the North Shields native a hat-trick of chart-topping albums.

• Sam Fender's 'People Watching' earns biggest UK opening week for British act since Harry Styles' 'Harry's House' | NME | Feb. 28, 2025, 6 p.m.
Sam Fender's new album 'People Watching' has earned the biggest UK opening week for a British act since Harry Styles in 2022.

• SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SAM FENDER - PEOPLE WATCHING | The Spill Magazine | Feb. 21, 2025, 5:06 a.m.
SAM FENDER PEOPLE WATCHING POLYDOR With People Watching, his first album since his 2022 breakthrough Seventeen Going Under, Sam Fender landed a big coup in hiring Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs as his producer and collaborator. That influence is stamped all over this from the get-go; while Fender’s songwriting remains as grounded as […]

• COVER STORY | Sam Fender Rises With the Sun | Paste
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• Album Review: "People Watching" - Sam Fender | Pop Passion Blog | Feb. 27, 2025, 4:28 p.m.
“People Watching” is the third studio album from Northern English musician Sam Fender and perhaps his most honest yet. It is rife with details of experiences that have impacted his life, as well as the experiences faced by his loved ones.  His songwriting is deep and reflective, never shying away from any ugly truths.He is capable of finding beauty in the mundane and has an aptitude for writing about the struggles of the UK’s working class with care. This album is a shrine to where he comes from

• Sam Fender: People Watching | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 27, 2025, 6:04 a.m.
Despite notable fame, Sam Fender remains an everyman with deft songwriting and a perspective on the world that feels undoubtedly relatable.

• Sam Fender Heads Home on "People Watching" | WECB
People Watching is an album of painfully average losers, addicts, and widows, and even if that focus occasionally constricts, it never becomes preachy.

• Sam Fender's New Album: Every Song On People Watching Ranked | ScreenRant | Feb. 25, 2025, 2 p.m.
Working class hero.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Fender - ‘People Watching’ | The Soundboard | Feb. 26, 2025, 8:57 a.m.
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• Sam Fender Says He’s ‘Desperate’ to Make a Punk Album | Billboard | Feb. 25, 2025, 3:51 a.m.
Sam Fender is only days removed from the release of 'People Watching,' but he's already thinking of shaking things up for his next record.

• Sam Fender says he’s “desperate” to make a punk album | Kerrang!
Fresh from the release of his third album People Watching, Sam Fender says he wants to do a “punk-inspired record in the future”, with material in the works that’s a “bit more thrashy”.

• Sam Fender currently outselling the rest of the UK Top 10 combined as 'People Watching' heads for Number One | NME | Feb. 24, 2025, 6 p.m.
Sam Fender's new album 'People Watching' is heading towards the Number One spot and it has currently outsold the rest of the UK top 10 combined.

• Sam Fender's People Watching storms ahead in race for Number 1 album | www.officialcharts.com
Sam Fender storms ahead in the race for this week’s Official Number 1 album with People Watching, already securing the biggest opening week of 2025 after just three days.

• Sam Fender continues to tease another new album, says he's "desperate" to make a punk album | NME | Feb. 24, 2025, 12:39 p.m.
Sam Fender has continued to tease another new album, saying that he is “desperate” to lean into more of a punk-inspired sound going forward.

• Sam Fender teases "a bit more thrashy" direction and unreleased demos while promoting new album 'People Watching' | Dork | Feb. 24, 2025, 2:17 p.m.
Sam already has numerous demos ready for future projects, apparently.

• Album Review: Sam Fender, People Watching | Extra.ie | Feb. 22, 2025, 5 p.m.
England’s neglected corners have always been a focal point on Sam Fender’s records. On his third album, the North Shields native continues this exploration.

• Sam Fender: People Watching | Pitchfork
Read Hannah Jocelyn’s review of the album.

• Sam Fender's People Watching album reviews call it "political" and "stadium-ready" | Radio Times
People Watching has got people talking, as the singer launches his first album in four years.

• Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ is A Roadmap of Reflection, Nostalgia, and Power | stagedhaze.com | Feb. 21, 2025, 11 a.m.
Sam Fender’s third album, People Watching, is an expansive and deeply personal album that marks a new level of maturity in his songwriting. Fender has a knack for crafting songs that cut straight t…

• Album Review: Sam Fender, <i>People Watching</i> | Hotpress
Finest effort yet from indie-pop supremo. 9/10

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