Canadian Singer-Songwriter Sam Drysdale Releases Music Video for “Shitty Famous”

Last night, Toronto-based Singer-Songwriter Sam Drysdale released the music video for his new single “Shitty Famous” via Cadence Recordings/Ingrooves. Referencing Sam’s time living in L.A., the new track pulls back the curtain on the glam and mirage that is Hollywood and was written two weeks prior to the pandemic.

The music video, shot in Los Angeles, CA, and directed by Ben Samuels and Helder Matias, chronicles Sam as he misspends his entire music video budget partying around in an attempt to feel famous.

“This has undoubtedly been my favourite video shoot to date. The video is directed by my cousin Ben Samuels and one of my best friends/creative director Helder Matias and was done in an almost completely guerilla-style. With the respect of a few drone shots, we shot the majority of the video on vintage Super 8mm film and an iPhone 11. The idea was to go down to LA and have the best possible time while capturing all of the debauchery on camera. We wanted to introduce a more fun/approachable side to the character we're building this new record around and I think the rugged approach really helped us accomplish that,” said Drysdale.

Born in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, and raised in Guelph, ON, Sam was influenced by his musical family who introduced him to a wide range of artists from Bruce Springsteen to Pink Floyd. He moved to Los Angeles at 17 to attend the Musicians Institute, and later moved to Nashville at the age of 21, where he collaborated with producer-songwriters Davor Jordanovski and Paul Brown on a six-track Indie EP entitled The Fight.

Two months into that release, one of the tracks, “Dear Jane”, was anonymously submitted to Slaight Music’s annual Its Your Shot online competition. Sam won the competition and was welcomed as the newest member of the Slaight Music family. Sam relocated to Toronto and continued to develop his artistry, releasing his second EP, Vicelove produced by Thomas “Tawgs” Salter (Lights, Walk Off the Earth, Scott Helman) in 2019. That collection included “Like a Man” and “Wasted.”

Sam recently announced the release of his new upcoming EP Testarossa on January 26th, representing the next step in the speedy evolution of a talent that is gearing up to be at the forefront of pop music.