Samantha are often pegged as a punk band.
Sure, the group's roots are in that scene – or derivations, thereof – but there's such a strong pop sensibility, a strong songwriting ethic that it's difficult to simply label them as 'punk'.
Perhaps thrash pop will do. The band's upcoming album 'Hourglass Noise' is billed as 'Kim Deal, Kurt Cobain and R2D2' on a road trip, a quote which displays the group's admirable mixture of on-point influences and self-deprecating humour.
Clash is able to premiere new track 'K-Town' which is seemingly about the feeling of entering New York for the first time.
A sensory overload, the confusion, paranoia and inspiration of a big city hits home…
Check it out now.
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