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Sam Fender has shared his rousing new single ‘Arm’s Length’ – check it out below.The song is the third to be lifted from his new album ‘People Watching’ following the title track and ‘Wild Long Lie’. Fender’s new album is out on February 21 via Polydor (pre-order/pre-save here).Fender said of the single: “[The song] originally came from one of those magic moments where you’re just messing around, and a song literally falls out of the sky.

Sam Fender has teamed up with Newcastle United to auction off Carabao Cup shirts, with the funds raised going to charity. Find out more below.The new auction gives Newcastle United fans a chance to own a piece of football history, as shirts worn by the team during the Carabao Cup quarter-final victory at St.

The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel has opened up about working with “musical savant” Sam Fender on his forthcoming album.Fender will release his third album ‘People Watching’ on February 21 via Polydor (pre-order/pre-save here). The record was produced by Fender alongside his bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson, producer Markus Dravs and Granduciel.The ‘Seventeen Going Under’ singer first hinted he had been working with the musician back in March, sharing footage of them in the studio together in the US, alongside producers, engineers and other musicians.In a further update from October, he teased that the new album was finished and “mastered” with input from Granduciel, who has since spoken to Guitar.com about the process.A post shared by Sam Fender (@sam_fender)“I fell in love with him. He’s a savant,” he told the publication.

Sam Fender covered The Clash‘s classic track ‘London Calling’ during his show at The O2 last night (December 10). Check out the footage below.The North Shields singer-songwriter played the first of two gigs at the venue as part of his current UK and Ireland arena tour, which kicked off in Dublin last Monday (December 2).Towards the end of the main set, Fender paid homage to the UK capital by treating the audience to a rollicking rendition of the title track from The Clash’s 1979 album, ‘London Calling’.The cover saw Fender’s bandmates Joe Atkinson and Dean Thompson️ join in on vocals, and included a recreation of Joe Strummer‘s wolf-like howl against choppy, distorted guitars.“Yes, boys!” Fender said at the end of the performance.

Sam Fender has announced the details of his forthcoming third album ‘People Watching’.‘People Watching’ was produced by Fender alongside his bandmates Dean Thompson, Joe Atkinson, producer Markus Dravs, and The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel – it’s set for release on February 21, 2025 via Polydor. You can pre-order the LP here.A press release describes Fender’s album as “his next steps forward”, promising to provide “colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives.”The album cover photograph was shot by the late Tish Murtha – a renowned social documentary photographer – who grew up in South Shields and documented marginalised communities and working-class life in Newcastle upon Tyne.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’The first taster of the album will arrive in the form of the lead single ‘People Watching’ which is set for release this Friday (November 15).

Sam Fender and his live band provided one of the highlights of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with their wide-ranging and joyful interview in the winners’ room – check it out above.Fender and his bandmates were speaking after he won Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist at last night’s ceremony at the O2 Academy Brixton in London (March 2). He also performed ‘Seventeen Going Under’ live to kick off the event.Joined by his bandmates Dean Thompson, Tom Ungerer, Joe Atkinson, Drew Michael and Johnny Davis, Fender – who started the interview by exchanging Limmy impressions with his band – was asked for his thoughts on winning Best Album In The World.“I mean it’s a bit too far, that, really.