Sam Evian – “Stay”
Sam Evian, the rootsy retro folk-rocker and prolific producer from Upstate New York, has thus far revealed two songs from his upcoming album Plunge, “Wild Days” and “Rollin’ In.” Today he adds a third. “Stay” is rightly billed as a countrified power-pop tune. Despite an easygoing tempo and production that gives it the feeling of a languid summer day, it’s a real finger-snapper.
Evian offered this statement:
“Stay” is just one of those tunes that came out all at once. I pulled it out of a 12 string acoustic I bought at a yard sale in Woodstock. It’s like it had been sitting there for years waiting to play those chords. At the time I was really obsessed with the acoustic guitar and drum sounds on the kinks record Lola vs power man, so I was likely subconsciously aiming for that kind of thing.
Listen below.
Plunge is out 3/22 via Flying Cloud/Thirty Tigers.