Sam Isaac

Demo

Play 90 second soundbite of 'Secret State' @ 'CD quality'

This demo was entered into the 2006 Toxic Pete / ffg Studios Demo Competition

An untitled demo EP from nineteen year old London singer/songwriter Sam Isaac. And, a really impressive piece of work it is too. Isaac sounds older than his years; he has a really mature sounding voice and his writing is sentimentally gritty and meaningful as the excellent opener 'Secret State' and its sensational use of strings, to bolster the already powerful melody, demonstrates.

'Make It Now', 'Take Care', 'Contingency Plan', 'Nineteen' and 'These Last few Months' continue the high standard as they variously take the listener through many moods and down many lyrical roads. Throughout, Isaac maintains a frighteningly laid back feel; it all sounds so natural and damn easy!

On a couple of tracks Isaac reminds me very much of Luke Concannon of the now successful Nizlopi (I was there at the beginning you know!!); his intonation and phrasing are very similar - and hey, that can't be bad! Elsewhere Isaac is very much his own man and is very much doing his own thing.

All the tracks here are well arranged and impressively mixed to allow Isaac's crisp, clear vocals and sympathetic guitars to sit comfortably just where they should be. The raw talent is easy to hear and there's an alarmingly infectious quality to his songs. Lyrically, Isaac's works are intelligent and belie his relatively tender years. The unnerving simplicity of Isaac's approach is a joy to behold - one to watch out for methinks. Certainly this guy's got talent and I can't help but feel that we'll be hearing more of this young man - quite right too!

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