Former Friends vocalist Samantha Urbani released new single “More Than A Feeling” back in June, and now she’s announced her debut solo album to go with it. Showing Up comes out on September 22 via Lucky Number (pre-order). The album was co-produced by Nick Weiss (aka Nightfeelings) and Samantha herself, and the latest single is the funky, synthy “One Day At A Time,” on which Samantha says:
Ok ok. I am the tough guy and I am dead serious. I am an advocate, a protector, and an activist. I’m also a total crusher and yolo’er and I take the sweet risks and I justify it all to myself even when I know I myself am being the idiot. This is basically the cutie goofer song about wanting the player and drawing it out. Kissing you FEELS vital to my survival! I know its NOT! It’s just a FEELING! BUT THATS A BIG FEELING! THATS A HUGE LONGING! THATS A LONG ACHING! Urgh, can’t we just ween it off little by little? Once a week act in love? fuck it up one day at a time? Not fuck it up all at once? This is the sasser. This is the Tom Tom club. This is samandude of Friends the band – not Professor Urbani. I threw it back and got into character. Cause no matter how smart I get I am deeply her. I’m smarter? I’m older. You’re stupid. Come over.
Additional contributions on the album come from Eric Cross, John Carroll Kirby, Shane McKillop, Rostam Batmanglij, Molly Lewis, Sasha Desree, and more. Listen to “One Day At A Time” and check out the artwork and tracklist for Showing Up below.
SHOWING UP TRACKLISTING
- Showing Up
- One Day At A Time
- Fine Lines
- Common Sense (lovebombed)
- Guiding Star (ft. Sasha Desree)
- Isolation
- An Opportunity
- Time Keeps Slipping (ft. Rexy)
- Evidence
- More Than a Feeling
- c u clear