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My new album ‘Stare Into The Dark’ is now out everywhere.

Sam Newton - Stare Into The Dark

Recorded live at Blue Sky Recording Studio in the Blue Mountains of NSW over three days, Stare Into The Dark is my third full-length release and includes many of the songs written during my 100 songs in 100 days songwriting challenge.

Like my previous album, Violet Road, the creative powerhouse Chris Gillespie lent a heavy hand in producing, engineering and mixing duties. Michael Carpenter from Love Hz also did a fantastic job mastering this record.

Adam Collins at Antidote Creative illustrated and designed all of the visuals. Such a talent.

Finally, the following musicians deserve special mention, having played on the record and collaborated in song arrangement: Cameron James Henderson, Emma Stephenson, Nick Henderson and Oscar Henfrey.

The Stare Into The Dark team

You can purchase Stare Into The Dark at the following websites:

Not into buying stuff over the internet? Thanks to distribution from MGM, if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can also order in the physical copy from your favourite record store.

The album is also available in limited format (6 tracks only) via streaming:

If you have any questions about the record, don’t hesitate to drop me a line or get in touch with the legendary Stuart Coupe, who is currently organising the publicity end of this release.

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I’m extremely excited to announce the upcoming release of my third studio album – Stare Into The Dark – on June the 22nd.

Pre-order Stare Into The Dark now.

Pre-order is available right now via my bandcamp page and will include 3 advance tracks. Click HERE for more information.

Where can you get a copy?

The album is getting physical and digital distribution via MGM, so make sure that you keep an eye out for it at your favourite local bricks and mortar record store or online via iTunes, Google and more. If your local store doesn’t stock it, you’ll even be able to order it in. You can also find Stare Into The Dark alongside all of my previous releases on my bandcamp page.

Stare Into The Dark - Artwork by Adam Collins

(artwork by Adam Collins – adam@antidote-creative.com)

About the Album

For Stare Into The Dark, I returned to Chris Gillespie’s Blue Sky Recording Studio in the Blue Mountains. It was recorded completely live over a three day period with a killer band. Unlike previous projects, I wanted to take more of a back seat in arranging and received plenty of input from all members of the Stare Into The Dark band.

The band featured:

Cameron Henderson
Emma Stephenson
Nick Henderson
Oscar Henfrey

The Songs

The majority of tracks from the album are also the fully-realised results from the 100 songs in 100 days songwriting challenge that I undertook back in 2016. For me, the arranging, recording and release of these songs signals a bittersweet close to that project/experiment.

I’m stoked with the result and I can’t wait to share it with you.

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Announcing the release of Hazel Eyes, the latest single from my upcoming third album, Stare Into The Dark. The song was recorded live by Chris Gillespie with a 5-piece band in a cute, pink cottage, in the picturesque Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia.

Performing on this track:
Sam Newton – Acoustic Guitar, Voice
Cameron Henderson – Electric Guitar
Emma Stephenson – Organ
Nick Henderson – Bass
Oscar Henfrey – Drums

Mixing by Chris Gillespie at Blue Sky Recording Studio

Mastering by Michael Carpenter at Love HZ

Incredible artwork by Adam Collins at Antidote Creative.

This track is now available on every digital platform, including Spotify.

If you enjoy it, please share it around or get in touch. And don’t forget to follow me on your favourite music streaming website.

Sam