Sam Johnson - 'Stuck Under The Surface'

Sam Johnson reflects on riding out life’s lows with a rousing twist on current single, ‘Stuck Under The Surface’, out now via Made Records.

Sam Johnson’s distinctive vocal decisively swoops in and out of upbeat and anthemic electronic and indie folk influences on his pop primed single ‘Stuck Under The Surface’ as he uses the power of hindsight to explore his feelings during a period of time in his life where he felt lost and disconnected.

On the ideas behind the track, Johnson comments, “Stuck Under the Surface is a song born from the ashes of a long term relationship that didn’t quite work out. It came to fruition in the wake of a break up and felt like a very necessary form of catharsis. I knew it had to be honest if it were to be convincing, but naturally with that came a level of difficulty and unease that I’d rarely had to deal with when writing songs before. However, rather inevitably, it’s gone on to become one of my favourite songs on the EP. I’ve realised that its overarching message is one of openness. I found closure in being able to write this song, when previously feeling unable to articulate my feelings or ‘stuck under the surface’, and I hope others will be touched similarly when listening”.

‘Stuck Under The Surface’ is the third single taken from Johnson's forthcoming debut ‘Eastcote EP’ due out November 1st and produced with multi-instrumentalist Elliot James. It’s a beautiful track fuelled by thudding vulnerability and an underlying rootsy danceability which brims with confidence and optimism as Johnson shares the message that being honest about your feelings leads to the catharsis found in closure; “line up all my friends and tell them everything’s ok, raise another glass to all the one’s that got away, shed a tear for all the things I can never say, I just wanted you to notice, I was stuck under the surface”.

Words of Karla Harris