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Five things you may or may not already know about Sam Shinazzi
Sam Shinazzi is a musician, whose sound generally lies within
that magical genre we call guitar-pop.
I have been performing for about five years solo. I’ve released
two albums including the new one ‘Stories You Wouldn’t Believe’ and
a mini-album. I favour the singer-songwriter approach mainly because
my voice tends to suit quieter stuff, even though the new album is
quite rocking by my standards. I write songs that are slightly emotional
and I think that’s the best way to deliver them.
He has recently returned from performing in the United States.
I played in America this year for the first time, a bunch of various
shows in the New York, Washington, Long Beach and Los Angeles surrounds.
In DC and LA people actually knew some of the songs. It’s kind of
a universal thing, if you play well and people like you, then they’re
going to buy your album. As simple as that sounds, I didn’t realise
it truly worked that way until it happened to me.
He has a fascination with writing about specific characters
and local settings.
I write about what I know…what I see; I think people can relate to
that better. Even if they don’t know the girl I’m singing about, everyone
can remember someone like that in their life.
His latest album is dedicated to the late Elliott Smith
He was an underdog; a scruffy guy who started out making noisy independent
music in Heatmeiser, and then he just toned it all down and made some
of the quietest music anyone could have heard at the time. They’re
just really honest and meaningful songs. I like the fact that he was
a multi-instrumentalist, a guy who played drums as well, and the fact
that he could record an album on his own. He affected me more so in
those ways rather than me just attempting to recreate his music.
He will be supporting the Mountain Goats at their Sydney
show
I’ve been into John Danielle for some time through some close friends
who are diehard fans. I like that, like me, his singing voice is not
the most naturally beautiful thing you’ll ever hear. His music has
a DIY, natural touch, kind of makes it more real. I think it will
be a great show.