Sam Fender Releases New Single Hypersonic Missiles
Wednesday, 06 March 2019
Written by Helen Payne
Sam Fender has released a new single.
Hypersonic Missiles is the latest track from the Brits Critics’ Choice award winner, and came as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record. The song is a grower, building up layers of floor toms, jangling guitars and simple, radio friendly melodies, before blowing up into a festival-ready sing-along in the breakdown.
"This song started out when I saw the term Hypersonic Missiles in a newspaper. It’s a newly developed Russian missile that travels at something like nine times the speed of sound, which is essentially unstoppable. America currently has no defence against such a weapon, they would be helpless in the wake of an attack, as you have roughly six minutes from the time it is launched to the time it strikes."
"In many ways, Hypersonic Missiles is an unorthodox love song. It’s main focus is on the world around the narrator, who is a complete tin foil hatter. They are convinced the world is on its last legs; they know that it is rife with injustice but feel completely helpless and lacking the necessary intelligence to change it while remaining hopelessly addicted to the fruits of consumerism."
"Amongst all the chaos is love and celebration, there is this glimmer of hope that runs through the song, a little notion that no matter what happens, these two people are gonna have a fucking good time regardless of the tyrants that run their world, and regardless of the imminent doom from these Hypersonic Missiles."
Fender released his debut EP ‘Dead Boys’ last year, and has UK tour dates planned following upcoming US and European dates.
Sam Fender Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon March 11 2019 - LOS ANGELES California - Moroccan Lounge (USA)
Mon March 18 2019 - TORONTO Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern (Canada)
Wed March 20 2019 - BROOKLYN New York - Rough Trade NYC (USA)
Wed March 27 2019 - LONDON Bethnal Green Working Mans Club
Wed Apr 17 2019 - PARIS Badaboum (France)
Thu April 18 2019 - NIJMEGEN Doornroosje (Netherlands)
Sat April 20 2019 - UTRECHT Tivoli Vrendenburg (Netherlands
Mon Apr 22 2019 - COLOGNE Luxor (Germany)
Wed April 24 2019 - BERLIN Columbia Theater (Germany)
Thu April 25 2019 - MUNICH Strom (Germany)
Fri April 26 2019 - ZURICH Papiersaal (Switzerland)
Sun April 28 2019 - BRUSSELS Orangerie (Belgium)
Mon April 29 2019 AMSTERDAM Melkweg (Netherlands)
Thu May 02 2019 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
Fri May 03 2019 - GLASGOW QMU
Mon May 06 2019 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Tue May 07 2019 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Fri May 10 2019 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Sun May 12 2019 - EXETER Lemon Grove
Mon May 13 2019 - BRISTOL SWX Bristol
Mon May 20 2019 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
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