Words: Sam Geary
Released last Friday (via Made Records), Sam Johnson's new single 'Medicine For My Brain' is a soulful vocalled first taste of his forthcoming debut EP; is a witty kiss-off to the music industry.
"You say you don't want my name / Well hell, I don't need your fame / I'm happy to use my pain / It's medicine for my brain" he sings over a guitar accompaniment reminiscent of his heroes John Martyn and Ben Howard.
"I was very jaded at one point," says Sam, who cut his teeth on the open mic near his childhood home in Shropshire. "I wanted to write a chorus which is basically saying I don't give a damn about the industry - which is ironic because that's the very song that got me signed."
Listen now.
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