The Sam Willows

The Sam Willows

Band logo
Background information
Origin Singapore
Genres Indie pop
Years active 2012-present
Labels Sony Music Singapore, Warner Bros. Records
Website thesamwillows.com
Members Jonathan Chua
Benjamin Kheng
Narelle Kheng
Sandra Riley Tang

The Sam Willows is a four member Singaporean pop band formed in May 2012. The group consists of siblings Narelle and Benjamin Kheng, together with their friends Sandra Riley Tang and Jonathan Chua. The quartet’s self-titled freshman EP was released on 27 October 2012.

History

2011-2013: Formation, The Sam Willows

The Sam Willows were formed in December 2011 by founding members: Benjamin Kheng, Jonathan Chua, Narelle Kheng, and Sandra Riley Tang.

Barely a year after they formed, the quartet launched their debut EP The Sam Willows, with a distribution deal with Warner Music Singapore, and made their international debut in 2013 at the annual South by Southwest music festival in Texas.[1] The band continued on a North American Tour, Korean Tour, and represented Singapore for the Western Australian Music Festival (WAM) in Perth.[2]

In April 2013, the Singaporean quartet entered the studio with Steve Lillywhite for a week-long production session, organized by Singapore Music Society (SG MUSO). The result was a reworking of their track "Glasshouse" (Lillywhite edition); released as the band’s latest single at the time. In August 2013, the band released their "Glasshouse" music video.

2015-present: Take Heart

The band signed to Sony Music Singapore on a 360 deal in January 2015. In February 2015, The Sam Willows embarked on their journey to Stockholm, Sweden to record their debut album, Take Heart, with Producer Harry Sommerdahl.

In the same year, the Sam Willows recorded three songs, "Flags Up", "Ordinary" and "Champion", for the compilation album, Songs of the Games for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3] On 20 May, they released the first single from their album, "Take Heart".

The Sam Willows performed the song "Home" during the National Day Parade 2015.

The music video for their first single and the title track of their new album "Take Heart" was released in July 2015. The music video for their second single "For Love" was released in early October 2015. The single "Rest Of Your Life" was released in October 2015.

On April 2016, the band released their music video for their song "All Time High".

Band members

Current members
  • Jonathan Chua – lead guitar, vocals (2011–present)
  • Benjamin Kheng – keyboard, rhythm guitar, vocals (2011–present)
  • Narelle Kheng – bass guitar, vocals (2011–present)
  • Sandra Riley Tang – keyboard, percussion, vocals (2011–present)

Discography

Albums

  • Take Heart (2016)

Extended plays

  • The Sam Willows (2012)
No. Title Length
1. "Crown"   1:55
2. "Crimson"   3:45
3. "Coming Train"   3:44
4. "Glasshouse"   4:16
5. "Nightlight"   5:20

Singles

Year Title Album Label
2013 Glasshouse (Lillywhite edition) The Sam Willows Sony Music Singapore
2015 Take Heart Take Heart
For Love
Rest Of Your Life

References

  1. ↑ Abdul Hadi, Eddino (22 November 2012). "Indie Band: The Sam Willows". stcommunities.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ O'Gorman, Ros (15 November 2013). "The Sam Willows at 2013 WAM Music Conference". rosogorman.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Hon, Jing Yi (3 March 2015). "Official music album launched for 28th SEA Games". Today. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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