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Today marks a big day for “SoCal Country” artist Sam Outlaw. For the first time in years, the L.A.-turned-Nashville resident is sharing brand new music - starting with the release of “For The Rest Of Our Lives,” out today (8.13).
Written by Outlaw alongside Steven Fiore (Ryan Cabrera, Natasha Bedingfield) and produced by Cheyenne Medders in Nashville, the enticing tune finds Outlaw ready to ditch the games and settle down. The song also reveals a new chapter in his creative evolution, with a diverse sonic landscape that includes fretless bass, synthesizers, drum machines, and Knopfler-inspired guitars.
“Once we started recording this one, all the other songs had to ‘rise up’ to meet it,” Outlaw explains. "Lyrically, it’s fairly straight forward - a love story about failure, forgiveness and redemption. I wrote the hook, but I couldn’t figure out how to end the chorus - that is, until a talented songwriter named Steven Fiore (Young Mister) showed up at my door. I sang him the chorus, and the first thing out of his mouth was the resolution line, ‘we can drive each other crazy.’ It was a beautiful moment, and I’ll never forget it.”
Listen to “For The Rest of Our Lives” Here
This is just the first taste of a new full-length album from Sam Outlaw - an influential artist who has earned praise from NPR Music, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, LA Times, Wall Street Journal + many more - with LA Weekly hailing him as a “contender to be the biggest country star L.A. has produced since Dwight Yoakam.” Since the release of his debut album “Angeleno” in 2015, he’s landed tours with Kacey Musgraves and Yoakam and made his TV debut on CBS Saturday Morning.
Sam’s new album will arrive later this year, and in the meantime fans can keep up with him by visiting samoutlaw.com.
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