Name: Popular Mechanics
Brand: Sam Outlaw

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-ROOTSY-202

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

7350050369026

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

CD-ROOTSY-202

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2022-05-13

7350050362027

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sam Outlaw

Genre US

Country 

Label US

Rootsy Music

Sam Outlaw is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN. Originally from South Dakota, he adopted his stage name as a tribute to his late mother. After working in advertising for many years, Sam made the bold decision to pursue music full-time in 2015. His debut album "Angeleno," produced by Ry Cooder and Joachim Cooder, received widespread acclaim and established him as a prominent voice in Country and Americana music. With his follow-up album "Tenderheart," Sam took on the role of self-producer and further expanded his unique blend of SoCal Country with elements of Pop and Rock.
"Angeleno" earned Sam numerous awards and accolades from esteemed publications such as Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, NPR, and more. The success of the album led to an extensive tour across North America and Europe.
With each release, Sam Outlaw continues to captivate audiences with his heartfelt lyrics, soulful vocals, and distinctive sound that seamlessly blends traditional country with modern influences. His passion for storytelling shines through in every song he creates.

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The ambitious direction of 'Popular Mechanics' may seem like a sudden shift from Outlaw's country-leaning albums, 'Angeleno' (2015) and 'Tenderheart' (2017), which garnered appearances on CBS Saturday Morning's Anthony Mason, NPR, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal and more, but the gears actually started turning in early 2018 after Outlaw shelved some new material he recorded in Southern California. 

Following his cross-country move to Music City that same year, Outlaw found unexpected inspiration during a visit from his father, a mechanical engineer, and it prompted him to shift his focus to the technological side of music creation. The epiphany came when he connected industrial machines with the role technology plays in recorded music. 

Growing up on the hits of the '80s, an incredible time of transformation in music history, he remembers everything came into focus for the album once he envisioned the title, 'Popular Mechanics.' 

"I’ve always loved '80s music so I started learning about the engineers and music producers from that era, like Trevor Horn, Mutt Lange, Neil Dorfsman," says Outlaw. "It was a time when the producer and the recording engineer were as critical to the creative process as the artists. Those producers pushed the technology to achieve their creative vision because their inspiration was not so much the music of the past, but the possibilities of the future."

Popular Mechanics

Music US

Discover Popular Mechanics by Sam Outlaw on vinyl and CD formats from Rootsy Music. Explore his innovative shift towards technology in music creation.