Atlantic has announced the addition of Michigan-made alternative artist Sam Austins, and on Friday (June 4), the 26-year-old released his first single, 'Kilos,' with the label.
Atlantic has announced the addition of Michigan-made alternative artist Sam Austins to their roster, and on Friday , the 26-year-old multihyphenate has released his first single,", set to release in September.
While a newcomer to many, Austins has already landed a writing credit on the Big Sean-Post Malone hit"Wolves," as well as scored a spot in the June/July 2021 issue of The singer-songwriter took off to Los Angeles to live out his dreams, a far cry from the humble midwestern beginnings that inspired the concept for. After graduating from high school, an 18-year-old Austins was given an ultimatum: either stay home and get sent to the U.S. Navy, or leave.
While faced with severe instability, Austins was able to dedicate himself to the pursuit of music, without familial pushback."Even with those moments being down as bad as I was, I always knew the through line in my head," he says. Following his nomadic stretch, Austins spent five years sleeping on a mattress on the floor of his aunt's attic, quietly plotting his rise.
"Kilos," the introduction to the project, is part Blood Orange, part Tame Impala, yet entirely Austins. The avant-garde storyteller paints a picture of Detroit in the summer, juxtaposing a soothing, laid-back delivery with troubling lines like,"I haven’t slept in a month/ These fireworks are like the fourth of July."
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