a Pack of Hounds

from The List by Sam Draisey

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    'Hailing from just outside Wolverhampton, 22 year old Sam Draisey lists amongst his influences, Jack Johnson, The Levellers and Cat Stevens, plus several others. Without knowing this, you can hear these influences in his songwriting. His new album, ‘The List’, is available to download on iTunes or from Amazon. On the track ‘Wisdom Teeth’’, you can for sure hear the Cat Stevens influence on the vocals. His voice is similar to Cat’s but a little softer and the vocal metering/approach/inflections are quite Cat-ish. Very stripped down musically – acoustic guitar accompanied by tablas/bongos and the voice, giving it a light, summery feel (esp. ‘The Small Hours’, with harmonica solo). An old head on very young shoulders, he writes about subjects and experiences that sprawl over decades, as if he’d lived already and was looking back on a fuller life than he must have had. His lyrics are quite deep and thoughtful . It’s hard to call it folk music, because it feels like a slightly more commercial/mainstream sound. Pleasant and well-balanced, I’d say it was inoffensive, road movie soundtracky. (If you ever fancy volunteering your music for any short films made locally, give us a shout!) Nice one, Sam. Keep coming up with material of this standard and you’ll be around for years to come. V Cat = ‘Where We Came From’.'

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Well we follow her around like a pack of hounds
'cos she smells so damn sweet,
and I wouldn't like to like her if I didn't already like her
but I know she's the one for me,
and I'd like to play it cool, but I know I'd look the fool
and she'd pick someone from the crowd
and though we laugh at those that jump through hoops
the only thing that stops us is we're too proud.

Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way

Only met her a few times, but that is all it takes
for a girl like that to knock you off your feet,
when she smiles it's like the world's a better place
when she's sad it makes you weep,
and we chase her round like fools, like she's got us all on leads
and if she could manipulate us she could have anything she needs,
but I don't think she knows how,
and that's kind of why we like her.

Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way

Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way

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from The List, released June 4, 2010

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Sam Draisey Wolverhampton, UK

Sam Draisey is a singer/songwriter from the West Midlands, England. His music has, in the classic singer/songwriter style, many influences and muses, with particular attention paid to the story telling qualities and political nature of his songs. His notable influences include Frank Turner, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and Johnny Cash. ... more

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