A TikTok clip of a two-year-old Tiny Desk performance has revived Samia‘s “Pool.” On Tuesday, the indie star released a stripped-down version of the favorite, following the resurgence of the emotional performance of the song from November 2023. “Pool” originally appeared on Samia’s 2020 debut album The Baby. But a …
Read More »Ethel Cain, Sophie Thatcher, Beach Fossils Join Campaign to 'Abolish ICE'
Ethel Cain, Beach Fossils, Sophie Thatcher, STRFKR, and Osees are among the 100 artists who have joined forces with a campaign calling to abolish ICE. Launched by Los Angeles creative studio Ride or Cry and endorsed by 115 artists — including Samia, Acid Dad, Of Montreal, Ruth Radelet, Wisp, and …
Read More »Ethel Cain, Sophie Thatcher, Beach Fossils Join Campaign to 'Abolish ICE'
Ethel Cain, Beach Fossils, Sophie Thatcher, STRFKR, and Osees are among the 100 artists who have joined forces with a campaign calling to abolish ICE. Launched by Los Angeles creative studio Ride or Cry and endorsed by 115 artists — including Samia, Acid Dad, Of Montreal, Ruth Radelet, Wisp, and …
Read More »Samia Faces Down the Monster
S tep into Samia’s fantasy world and you’ll find an alter ego that looks like her, but is entirely different. She wears a backward baseball cap on top of her long, curly, jet-black hair and sports denim Daisy Dukes. She lives in a balmy, emerald-green wetland. She’s completely unburdened by …
Read More »Samia Finds Inspiration in Bizarre Places — From Farms to FKA Twigs — on 'Song Shuffle'
Samia only needs the smallest thread to unravel winding truths about everything from womanhood and heartbreak to road trips and songwriting. On the latest episode of Rolling Stone’s Song Shuffle, the musician finds inspiration in everything from FKA Twigs to cattle farms where livestock mysteriously turn up dead. It’s all …
Read More »Samia Returns With Devastatingly Great 'Bovine Excision,' Announces New Album
Samia has officially released “Bovine Excision,” a fan favorite that doubles as the prettiest song about cattle mutilation. “Diet Dr. Pepper, Raymond Carver,” professes the singer-songwriter, who is seen in the video below reading in the bathtub, painting her nails, and strolling with “rice wine lime-flavored Lays.” It’s an acoustic …
Read More »No One Writes a Lyrical Knockout Quite Like Samia
Towards the end of her song “Amelia,” Samia walks into a party. “I’m writing a poem, somebody stop me,” she sings over balmy synths and a chirpy beat. It’s less of an actual threat and more a self-aware quip from the 27-year-old musician who’s better than almost anyone at turning …
Read More »Boygenius Will Spend Halloween in Hollywood, Make Madison Square Garden Debut on Fall Tour
Boygenius have been having too much fun on their North American tour — so they’re doing it again. The trio’s forthcoming fall tour will be bigger, but also much smaller. Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker will only be performing in five cities on this trek, but among that …
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