Not at those jams, but hearing Angus Young on the radio had that effect. Were there certain riffs you saw them play and thought, “That is so cool!”? My dad’s best friend was a cross-country truck driver, and he’d listen to college radio stations, then come back with music from all these obscure indie artists. Some of my uncles were metalheads and Dad’s friends were into West Coast swing, bluegrass, country, Americana or some kind of inappropriate pirate-radio song I probably shouldn’t have been hearing at 13 (laughs). I was introduced to a lot of music that wasn’t on the radio. You grew up watching your dad, his brothers, and their friends do guitar-circle jams. “It’s been a challenge, but we’re accepting what we can’t control and making it work.” “We’re putting one foot in front of the other and rolling with the punches,” she said.
Nestled at a hotel in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Kansas City native talked with VG about the new album, her professional growth, gear, and touring amidst a pandemic. Early next year, she’ll return to the U.K. through November and will play a guest spot on three shows with the Allman Family Revival. Released September 10, within a week it vaulted to #1 on Billboard’s Blues chart, #2 on Americana/Folk, and was the #10 Current Rock album.
Working with multi-instrumentalist/producer Martin Kierszenbaum and backed by drummer Josh Freese and bassist Diego Navaira, Faster is her edgiest, widest-ranging work to date, driven by bluesy rock guitar but swerving stylistically to rock and pop. Her new album, Faster, is the latest step in a career marked by constantly evolving sound, style, and skill. Barely over 30, Samantha Fish already has more than a decade’s worth of writing and performing in life’s rearview mirror.
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