Sam Tompkins - Are We Gonna Sing? Format:CD one of Paris' beating hearts

one of Paris' beating hearts of independent music

“Yeah x10” and original end credits song “Compress / Repress” co-written with Luca Guadagnino and performed by Trent Reznor & Mariqueen Maandig Reznor

but it’s possible to place the trio in the same musical landscape as Bitches Brew-era Miles

and designed by long-time collaborator Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis Studios

Not long after Strong Persuader became an unexpected crossover hit in 1986 -- which was hard to imagine then and seems like a near impossibility now -- Cray decided that he would rather pursue the sound of Stax and Hi soul than be a full-fledged bluesman

Sam Tompkins - Are We Gonna Sing? Format:CD one of Paris' beating heartsSam Tompkins returns with his second album, Are We Gonna Sing?, a 12 track collection that marks his most honest and personal body of work to date. Created alongside close friends and collaborators in his hometown of Eastbourne, UK, the album was produced with Manta, Humble the Great, HARGS and Mac Jamieson, capturing the spirit of the people and places that have shaped Sam's journey.