Sammy Rae & The Friends "Chapter One" 2025-10-24 distracted spirit-- still a huge

distracted spirit-- still a huge part of what makes him great

the band burns through the tracks from "First Four EPs" without stopping to take a breath

The album is produced with longtime collaborators Greg Kurstin

in addition to receiving accolades from both old and new fans around the globe

Sammy Rae & The Friends "Chapter One" 2025-10-24 distracted spirit-- still a hugeSinger songwriter, bandleader, and human being Samantha Bowers first began writing songs at age 12 while taking piano lessons and listening to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Freddie Mercury playing on the family stereo. By 16, she developed a love of jazz and began to study the great female vocalists of the century (mainly Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and Sarah Vaughn). She and her eight piece group make music that has elements of pop, soul, funk,