Samantha Crain announces new EP with lead single "Bloomsday"

Crain's new outing "Bloomsday" marks her first new single since last year's A Small Death album, and is accompanied by a self-directed video.

She says of the single, "I had bits of "Bloomsday" written out as a very long lyrical poem that I wasn't sure what to do with at first. I wasn't sure how to make it a song. One day, I was at work, at this market I was working at for a bit and I started singing the old gospel tune "This Little Light of Mine" under my breath as I was working. It really just made me feel good almost immediately. I could feel the agency that I had over my own mental and emotional state just with this little song about kindness and love. The next time I browsed through some of the lyrics I had been working on, I realised how it correlated with this moment I had had at work...how a normal, average day of seemingly no importance or specialness can become an opportunity for participation just by being aware and mindful."

Crain continues, "I started pulling out the bits of lyrics that I felt painted the best picture of feeling pulled along by life without control and then paired them with a reworking of the refrain from that old gospel song and it just felt hopeful and good. To me the song is anthemic in that it reminds me of the capacity I have for influencing my own day, the days of others, and a larger connectivity."

On top of detailing her new EP, Crain is giving away a $1000 box filled wih produce from Oklahoma to celebrate the state’s diversity. The box will be gifted to a fan that has pre-ordered Crain's new EP.

Tracklist:

1. Bloomsday
2. There Is No Mail Today
3. Malachi, Goodbye
4. Two Sitting Ducks