Kickstarting a bold creative era, critically acclaimed rising country star Sam Williams unveils new song ‘American Actress’ available now.
This new track heralds the arrival of his exciting new project, Act I: Scarlet Lonesome, coming this summer. More details to follow.
Williams’ emotionally charged delivery over a lightly strummed acoustic guitar makes the track feel like a familiar classic country song. The evocative lyrics paint a picture worthy of the big screen as our protagonist wonders aloud, “Who was I when we first started? And who the hell am I now?” You can practically hear the song’s doomed romance fraying in his simultaneously heartfelt and hard-hitting vocals.
About ‘American Actress’, Williams comments, “We all have several stories. We have the one we used to believe, the one we’re in, the one we tell ourselves, and the one we escape to. Shakespeare said ‘the world is a stage and everyone’s an actor’, and I think that’s true. Especially when in love, we morph and change ourselves to be liked, to be loved. I think this song has the honesty of my ill-fated loves and the dark allure of a tragic ending. My heartache doesn’t always sound like your general country song sound; it has a bittersweet and painful swing that takes me back.”
Next up, Williams graces the Good Molecules Reverb Stage at CMA Fest on June 6 in Nashville, TN followed by a performance at the UMG Nashville Takeover at Skydeck on Fifth and Broadway the next day June 7. He then closes out the weekend with an intimate performance at Ole Red that Sunday, June 9. These appearances come on the heels of his show-stopping set at the ACM Awards Official After Party earlier this month.
Last month, he notably unveiled ‘Carnival Heart’ as the official anthem for the new innovative country-themed show, Songblazers: A Journey Into Country Music, produced and presented by Cirque du Soleil and Universal Music Group Nashville.
Listen to ‘Carnival Heart (from Cirque du Soleil Songblazers)’ HERE.
Written and directed by Amy Tinkham, Songblazers opens in Nashville this July with seven additional cities following the launch. Check out the full itinerary HERE.
Williams gave audiences an initial taste of the magic on Act I: Scarlet Lonesome by sharing his stunning duet with Carter Faith ‘’Til I Can Make It On My Own’. Beyond amassing nearly half a million streams thus far, it incited widespread critical applause from the likes of The Tennessean, Whiskey Riff, and more. Plus, Billboard touted the song as one of “8 Must-Hear Country Songs” and professed, “These two artists’ voices are like twin flames”.
However, everything just paves the way for more music to come from Sam Williams. Stay tuned!