I’m surprised to see that Play God, 19 days after its release, has not yet invaded the blogosphere. The responsible of this gem is the 21-year-old songwriter Sam Fender. The guy certainly doesn’t need my help, cause the track have already hit #1 in the iTunes singer-songwriter charts, but damn, this song is a bomb and not write about it would be a real shame. Alt-rock vibes, soulful vocals, modern mix. A P4K version of Hozier. The song has garnered nearly 200k streams on Spotify, been playlisted on Virgin Radio, topped the iTunes singer/songwriter charts, and has been touted by Elton John.
It's a song very much in the mold of Hozier & the aforementioned Rag n Bone Man, with its mixture of indie-rock instrumentation and Fender's husky voice. It's a song that we think will have some legs to it, and we predict that before the end of the year, "Play God" is going to be an official top 40 hit in a European country.
In addition, Play God tells a dystopia. Who plays God here and believes Sam in God? Sam, who is now 21, writes passionately about disillusionment, love, harsh relationships and challenges of our generation. He sounds almost angry and resigned. Who dares to play God? Play God describes a dystopia intact and intimate, which today does not seem so far from reality. It is about the Middle East, total surveillance, totalitarian systems, the monotony of the wearer's world and the everyday hustle and bustle. In the pig's gallop through the 21st century. The Brite Fender is heading towards Foals-esquer Power with his menacing Wild Midtempo debut, Play God. He successfully combines rock elements like Catfish and the Bottlemen with a soulful voice,
Kudos to Sam Fender as he confronts Indierock with social awareness.
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