Hat in the Ring

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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When I heard that you were going without
thought that I'd be in with a shout
since you've been away I've been working on my style,
when I heard that you were back in town
thought that I'd dust myself down
and find out if there's any way of you being mine.

But loving it don't come so naturally
baby you are all that I can see.

So I'd like to throw my hat in the ring
hoping it'll be time for us to sing again
praying that the sun will shine
we can both go outside and say
I wouldn't have you any other way.

When I heard that you were singing blues
playing in a band that was old news
I was wondering how good we could be
with you up front and me in tow
another guy playing bass that I know
we could fall in love just singing harmony.

Just say that you'll be mine
tell me if I'm wasting my time.

So I'd like to throw my hat in the ring
hoping it'll be time for us to sing again
praying that the sun will shine
we can both go outside and say
and I would write a song for you
you could write one for me too
I think that we'd be happy for a while
and then at the end of the day
you could maybe turn to me and say
I wouldn't have you any other 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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