Sam Fender announces details of new album ‘People Watching’

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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).

The North Shields singer-songwriter shared a snippet of the song last week.Fender thanked fans for “being patient” on an Instagram post and shared that the single artwork featured an image “from down the road in South Shields” shot by Murtha.“It’s an honour to be able to use her art to help tell the story of the album,” he said.

You can pre-order the single CD, which features B-side ‘Me And The Dog’ here, and pre-save the track here.Fender revealed the story behind the upcoming single on his Instagram account and shared that the track is about somebody who was “like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November.