Samia – Carousel
Minneapolis-based singer and songwriter Samia will release her breathtaking third album, Bloodless, on Friday.
Today she shares one final preview of the record before it’s out in its entirety. Following previous singles “Bovine Excision,” “Lizard,” “Hole in a Frame,” and “Pants,” “Carousel” is out now. What starts as a delicate, acoustic-driven song with twinkling synths, “Carousel” builds into a euphoric wall of sound. Of the track,” Samia says, “‘Carousel’ is a shadow of a long song – it’s about spinning your wheels, and being afraid to make someone’s life less beautiful if you’re in it.”
All of the music videos Samia has released for Bloodless, in collaboration with director Sarah Ritter, have one thing in common: the fear of oneself. With Samia at the center as both the protagonist and antagonist, the videos depict common nightmares. For the indoor pool horror “Carousel,” Ritter drew inspiration from both an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? entitled “Dead Man’s Float,” as well as an episode of The Twilight Zone called “Mirror Image.”
Tour dates
04-25 – Brighton, UK – Resident SOLD OUT
04-26 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
04-28 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
04-29 – Leeds, UK – Jumbo SOLD OUT
04-30 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East SOLD OUT
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East [Matinee Show] SOLD OUT
05-20 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music * SOLD OUT
05-21 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
05-22 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music *
05-24 – Toronto, ON – Opera House *
05-25 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD *
05-26 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
05-28 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA *
05-30 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel *+ SOLD OUT
05-31 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club * LOW TIX
06-02 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall * LOW TIX
06-03 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall * SOLD OUT
06-05 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall *
06-06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
06-07 – Kansas City, MO – Truman *
09-08 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West +
09-09 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn +
09-11 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall +
09-12 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn +
09-13 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater +
09-16 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom +
09-17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box +
09-19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre + ^
09-20 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ^
09-22 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom ^
09-23 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre ^
09-24 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre ^
09-26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ^
09-27 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre ^
09-29 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room ^
09-30 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall ^
10-01 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl ^
* w/Raffaella
+ w/ Hank Heaven
^ w/ Renny Conti
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