Sam Tompkins releases new album "ARE WE GONNA SING?"

Armed with one of the UK’s most sensational voices, Sam Tompkins today unveils his brand new, second studio album, ARE WE GONNA SING? - out September 4th on Island Records.

Shaped by a new partnership with producer Humble The Great, the new album was born from a fresh approach to songwriting, built around live instrumentation, instinctive collaboration and capturing emotion in its purest form. “It felt like I was making music in a different way - with more live instrumentation and a real jam-led approach,” Sam recalls. “During that process I realised I wanted the entire project to feel alive and honest in the same way.”

Sam’s return has been met with open arms, and the past few months have seen ‘HEATED SEATS’, ‘BEAUTY QUEEN’ & 'BODY TO BODY' surpass 1 million global streams, huge BBC Radio 1 support, media support from The Independent, Dork, Official Charts & his stunning cover of The Fray’s ‘How To Save A Life’ has just recently blown up - having amassed over one billion views across all social media platforms.. He also made a triumphant return to the stage with sold-out shows at Hoxton Hall and Concorde 2 in Brighton (a Jack Daniels & Coke partnership), with over 1,000 fans signing up in just three days for the intimate 250-capacity London show.

Behind ARE WE GONNA SING? lies Sam’s most personal story yet. Following the loss of his father in late 2023, the person who had supported him since his earliest days posting covers online and busking on the streets of Brighton, the album became an emotional

document of grief, healing and learning how to find joy again.

“In November of 2023 after losing my Dad, I re-evaluated a lot in my life”, Sam reflects. “My choices, my relationships, my taste - and most of all probably my career. I wasn’t sure whether I was truly happy or affirmed with what I was making anymore. So after a year of avoiding everything I really had going on, I decided to get into the studio and write.

This is an album that talks about grief and all it entails: the good, the bad and the ugly. I thought when I started making it that it would have to all be about my Dad - but it didn’t. It had to be about where I was currently in my life. and being truly honest. Sometimes you’re angry, sometimes you’re happy, sometimes you’re guilty about being happy, which then makes you angry again. It's a big loop of emotions and this album is a snapshot at the moments I was really in the thick of it. I hope everyone who listens takes something from it.”

Already boasting two UK Top 10 projects - 2022’s Who Do You Pray To and 2024 debut album Hi, My Name Is Insecure - alongside over 300 million global streams, more than 3 million social followers and multiple sold-out headline tours, Sam has quietly built one of the most impressive and authentic careers of any emerging British artist.

From performing alongside Justin Bieber to achieving Platinum certification in the US alongside Gold certifications in Germany and Italy, his rise has been remarkable. Those releases followed breakthrough moments including ‘Lose It All’ - the piano ballad that challenged outdated conversations around masculinity and vulnerability - as well as viral global smash ‘To The Moon’, his collaboration with Jnr Choi that has amassed hundreds of millions of streams worldwide.

With ARE WE GONNA SING?, this is Sam Tompkins at his most complete and powerful.

UK & EU HEADLINE SHOWS

October

• 6th DUBLIN, Grand Social
• 7th LONDON, KOKO
• 8th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute2
• 11th MANCHESTER, Club Academy
• 14th COLOGNE, Club Volta
• 15th PARIS, Les Etoiles
• 18th AMSTERDAM, Melkweg OZ

ARE WE GONNA SING? Tracklisting

1. LOST TIME
2. BODY TO BODY
3. BEAUTY QUEEN
4. LASSO THE MOON
5. CRAWLING OUT MY SKIN
6. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
7. PICKING UP SLOWLY
8. HEATED SEATS
9. PEARLY GATES
10. little boy
11. 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
12. LIVE WHERE I DON'T LOSE YOU