Sam Roberts Band - "The Adventures Of Ben Blank" | Your First Listen Album Special
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Sam Roberts goes track by track through his new record "The Adventures Of Ben Blank," out on October 20.
The Adventures of Ben Blank is a collection of nine tracks including irresistible melodies, rich harmonies and insightful lyrics with the distinctive Sam Roberts Band sound. It was recorded at Giant Studio in Toronto, ON.
Blank is the narrator of Sam Roberts Band’s eighth full-length album, and he’s at once a familiar figure and an unknowable spectre -a man in a constant state of creation, simultaneously ancient and endlessly reborn.
The centrepiece of the record is the stunning “Afterlife”, a middle finger raised at the prospect of death, in which Blank spits “I’ll get my kicks on this side of the Styx.” It’s a reminder of the momentousness of the moment, a bold refutation of the future-both a joyful and a painful reminder that this is all we have.
With over 125 million career streams to date, Sam Roberts Band maintains their tradition of delivering chart-topping singles, consistently surpassing expectations with their music.
The Adventures of Ben Blank will be the band’s first new album since 2020’s All of Us. The album garnered critical praise and achieved notable recognition, including a JUNO nomination for Rock Album of the Year and being listed among the top 10 highest-rated albums of that year by Uncut Magazine.
00:00 About the new record 'The Adventures Of Ben Blank'
01:33 The Ballad of Ben Blank
05:22 I Dream of You
10:12 Projection
14:34 Cascades
20:58 Picture of Love
23:22 Afterlife
32:55 Everybody Needs Love
41:04 Bad Country
48:24 If Only
Sam Roberts Band 2024 Tour Dates:
02/02 Montreal, QC - Beanfield Theatre
02/03 Ottawa, ON - Yow Stage at EY Centre
02/08 Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square
02/09 Toronto, ON - History
02/10 London, ON - London Music Hall
02/16 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
02/17 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
02/23 Victoria, BC - McPherson Theatre
02/24 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
02/27 Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
02/29 Calgary, AB - Southern Jubilee Auditorium
03/01 Edmonton, AB - Northern Jubilee Auditorium
03/02 Red Deer, AB - Red Deer Memorial Centre
Sam is BRILLIANT. Best album going just sayin
Sam... Please come back down into the States, specifically Portland Oregon! It's been tooo lonnng! Thanks 💚🎸🎵
Love the Lego movie reference! And of course the Kindergarten reference of not being able to communicate properly what you want to say, so you draw a picture. It’s too bad we couldn’t be as raw as Kindergarten kids and just draw what we feel without worrying about judgement. I’m loving this new album so much! Thanks guys! 🥰
And thanks to the station for allowing Sam to explain each song.
Thank you ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Well Chemical City was the album that got me into Sam back in the day, and coincidentally my fav off this album is Bad Country
Really loving the new album, Sam! I have always enjoyed the psychedelic and rhythmic elements scattered throughout the SRB discography, but often my favourite tunes are the ones that are more stripped back because they have an intimacy to them that make them stand out from the broader full band arrangements or catchy concert bangers. Songs that come to mind are Words & Fire, A Stone Would Cry Out, Uprising Down Under, Sundance, Spellbound, War Chest to name a few. A lot of songs on this album are slower and have a lot of space in them, and a longtime wish of mine, as a fan, was to hear an album from you that had more songs scattered throughout that capture the vibe of those I mentioned, and brings your lyrical strengths to the forefront. In the interview you mentioned how the thoughts and concepts that have been built behind the songs often get missed by people who hear "a nice pop song" first, but this album encourages the listener to get even closer to what's being said and I hope you keep doing more of that. Well done!
Love Sam ❤