Stories You Just Might Believe.
April 2nd 2007 01:19
When I say the name, Sam Shinazzi, most people blink at me. Then they ask if Shinazzi is really his last name. It’s a shame that I get more of a reaction out of saying the name, Shannon Noll. A big shame. Sam Shinazzi is an indie folk-rock singer/ songwriter that is well known to local indie kids but is relatively unknown to the rest of us. He has collaborated with a vast array of talented Australian performers, toured the United States, released two full length albums and is all set to release a third. And yet, they blink.
Gracious. Unassuming. Grateful. His languid, lonely tunes are offset by his gruff Australian vocals that are filled with yearning, anxiety, raw honesty and regret. Sam Shinazzi strikes the listener as the guy who wanted to ask you to dance at the highschool formal but never quite plucked up the courage.
At home on stage and accompanied by his full band; Tessa, T-Bone, Bruno and Anthony, Sam was clearly in his element. Don’t Let Me Forget is sure to be an instant favourite, verging on profound even as a scratchy demo, especially as a scratchy demo. It is as raw as it is heartbreaking, but most relationships are scratchy demos, right? Out of the Question is original and fresh and yet all at once familiar, as if Sam has literally dug it out of our memories and then revisited it with a renewed vigour. Some new favourites include the gentle ballad; My Very Own Mary-Ellen and Today We Lost a Great One. Let’s not lose another.
Sam Shinazzi is an undiscovered gem and genuine storyteller. No wonder then that his last album was titled: Stories You Wouldn’t Believe. Perhaps you will believe them when you experience one of Sam’s intimate and down to earth gigs. These are lonely cowboy songs. Roadtrip songs. Songs to both break your heart and warm it. Don’t be a broomhead. Get out and see Sam Shinazzi this year. Discover Sam at www.samshinazzi.com or www.myspace.com/samshinazzi.
Gracious. Unassuming. Grateful. His languid, lonely tunes are offset by his gruff Australian vocals that are filled with yearning, anxiety, raw honesty and regret. Sam Shinazzi strikes the listener as the guy who wanted to ask you to dance at the highschool formal but never quite plucked up the courage.
At home on stage and accompanied by his full band; Tessa, T-Bone, Bruno and Anthony, Sam was clearly in his element. Don’t Let Me Forget is sure to be an instant favourite, verging on profound even as a scratchy demo, especially as a scratchy demo. It is as raw as it is heartbreaking, but most relationships are scratchy demos, right? Out of the Question is original and fresh and yet all at once familiar, as if Sam has literally dug it out of our memories and then revisited it with a renewed vigour. Some new favourites include the gentle ballad; My Very Own Mary-Ellen and Today We Lost a Great One. Let’s not lose another.
Sam Shinazzi is an undiscovered gem and genuine storyteller. No wonder then that his last album was titled: Stories You Wouldn’t Believe. Perhaps you will believe them when you experience one of Sam’s intimate and down to earth gigs. These are lonely cowboy songs. Roadtrip songs. Songs to both break your heart and warm it. Don’t be a broomhead. Get out and see Sam Shinazzi this year. Discover Sam at www.samshinazzi.com or www.myspace.com/samshinazzi.
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