Sam De Nef - Dawn​/​Dusk (2022) Hi-Res

‘There has to be a certain amount of chaos, or it just doesn’t work’, Sam De Nef summarizes his modus operandi. Sam is a young songwriter, a singer and a musician, but he’s a sketch artist at heart.
Just like the paintings of lonesome figures in eerie settings he brushes up occasionally, Sam composes his songs by carefully picking a color and mood. Spontaneous movements are woven into clearly defined shapes and melodies. Impressionist lyrics provide the finishing touch, and the cast of guest musicians featured on Dawn/Dusk is invited according to the shade or contrast they can add to the final picture.
Over the course of one year, Sam wrote, composed, and recorded the skeleton of this debut album in a period of transition, moving from his parental home on the idyllic outskirts of Antwerp to an apartment closer to the urban centre. And yet, despite being in domestic flux, all ten songs on Dawn/Dusk bask in the same intimate, hospitable glow.