{"product_id":"samuel-these-days","title":"Samuel - These Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I thought that maybe I had a lot of bad times to mention… But then, I just wrote a record about love. Nice love, good love, love love.”\r\n\r\n\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo says London-based, Irish-born \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e of his latest single, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThese Days\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. With a voice that \u003cem\u003e‘prickles the hairs on the back of the neck’\u003c\/em\u003e (Pitchfork,) \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e’s music conjures the pulse and promise of big city life, and its alluring blur of innocence and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e’s life has been \u003cem\u003e‘like running over a crumbling bridge. Like a computer game.’\u003c\/em\u003e Raised in gypsy camps and children’s homes, and living homeless for a \u003cem\u003e‘good chunk,’\u003c\/em\u003e the young producer and singer has always found solace in his music. The sounds are inspired by field recordings and his observations of London, he doesn’t write down lyrics. \u003cem\u003e‘Over time,’\u003c\/em\u003e he says, \u003cem\u003e‘words tumble and glue together.’\u003c\/em\u003e All of which goes some way to explaining the yearning urgency in his voice and lyrics. \r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \"\u003cstrong\u003eThese Days\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e’s voice soars over \u003cstrong\u003eKwes\u003c\/strong\u003e’ dreamlike production, with chiming electronics and propulsive drums conjuring childlike innocence and the throb of urban romance. There’s a balmy evening glow to the music, and a sense of new, shared sensation.\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e describes the feeling the song summons as \u003cem\u003e‘that invisible pull that comes with a romantic attraction! My songs are about the fizz.’\u003c\/em\u003e Fittingly, there’s no better summary than \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/samuel\"\u003eSamuel\u003c\/a\u003e’s own: \u003cem\u003e‘I always think of wee magic carpet rides over London.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e“Hold tight, as we take a ride.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninja Tune","offers":[{"title":"Download (MP3)","offer_id":62903572332703,"sku":"BDDNL268","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download (WAV)","offer_id":62903572365471,"sku":"BDDNL268W","price":2.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/files\/these-days-main.jpg?v=1793913274","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/samuel-these-days","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}