Sam Fender Explains Why He Thinks The Music Industry Is “Rigged”
The young British rocker Sam Fender has a lot going for him. At home in the UK, Fender’s heavy-hearted, Springsteenian slice-of-life music has tapped into the cultural zeitgeist. His first two albums were both platinum chart-toppers. He just released his third LP People Watching, and its title track is already a top-10 hit in his homeland. Fender recorded much People Watching in Los Angeles with the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, who calls Fender a “musical savant.” He’s doing good! But Fender is aware that he’s an exception, and now he’s talking about how the music business is “rigged” against people from working-class backgrounds.
24 Feb 14:55 · Stereogum