Fender, Sam

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	People Watching New Import - 5550325 Sealed 2025 indie exclusive pressed on "Blue Eye Yolk" colored vinyl. Gatefold jacket featuring alternate cover art, custom hype sticker. A striking standalone release from one of the most distinctive voices in modern British rock, People Watching finds Sam Fender blending narrative intensity with the widescreen arrangements that have become his hallmark. Built around chiming guitars, driving rhythm, and his unmistakably emotive vocal delivery, the track captures Fender’s gift for turning everyday observation into something cinematic and resonant. Lyrically, the song leans into themes of isolation, longing, and the quiet ache of witnessing life happen from the margins—subjects Fender explores with both vulnerability and grit. The production is crisp and dynamic, balancing intimacy with the sweeping, anthemic lift that characterizes his strongest work. A compelling addition to Fender’s catalog and a meaningful pickup for collectors following the evolution of contemporary British songwriting. more
	Seventeen Going Under New Import - 3834457 Sealed 2021 gatefold pressing. A raw, cathartic coming-of-age record, Seventeen Going Under sharpens Sam Fender’s gift for widescreen songwriting with emotional urgency and social bite. Built on driving guitars, propulsive rhythms, and Fender’s unmistakably earnest vocal delivery, the album channels personal memory into songs that feel both intimate and communal. Tracks like the title cut, “Spit of You,” and “Getting Started” balance vulnerability with defiance, reflecting on class, family, and the uneasy passage into adulthood. Direct without being heavy-handed, the record pairs anthemic scale with lyrical specificity, cementing Fender as a compelling voice in contemporary British rock. more
	Seventeen Going Under New Import - 3834457 Sealed 2021 Original Gatefold Pressing, On Standard Black Vinyl. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. UK Import. "When Sam Fender Made His Full-length Debut In 2019, It Was In Impressive Fashion With Hypersonic Missiles, A Set Of Compassionate, Politically Charged Anthems That Split The Difference Between Atmospheric Rock And Singer/Songwriter Traditions (He Opened For Bob Dylan And Neil Young At Hyde Park That Year). Less Than Two Years Later, His Follow-Up, Seventeen Going Under, Finds Him Looking Back On His Childhood In North Shields, Outside Of Newcastle, England. While The Subject Matter Here Is More Personal, It Sticks To A Palette Of Lush, Guitar-Based Band Arrangements And Doesn't Shed Any Sociopolitical Awareness. Most Notably, Rant-sung Rocker "Aye" Catalogs Violent And Abusive Historical Events, Acknowledging Complicit Witnesses. The Song's Frustrations Culminate In A Derisive, Repeated, "I Don't Have Time For The Very Few/they Never Had Time For Me And You," In Reference To The 1%. Later, The Far More Measured, Melodic "Mantra" Revisits Similar Sentiments With Lines Like "Please Stop Trying To Find Comfort In These Sociopaths/their Beauty Is Exclusively On The Surface." Among The More Common Autobiographical Material Is "Spit Of You," Which Instead Examines His Relationship With His Father. Its Calmer Tone And Agile, Picked Guitar Line Back Lyrics Steeped In Regret. Fender Still Makes Room For Soaring Anthems Like The Skittering "Paradigms," The Driving "Get You Down," And The Title Track, A Saxophone-Bolstered Chant-along That Recalls Suppressing Anger As A Teen. He Closes Seventeen Going Under With "The Dying Light," A Ballad That Looks For Help Getting Through The Nights, When Distractions Are More Elusive. A Piano Ballad To Begin, It Ends A Sentimental Set With What Seems Like A Fitting Rush Of Crashing Cymbals, Throbbing Bass, Clanking Piano, Horns, And An Emphatic Resolved Chord." AMG Review By Marcy Donelson. more