Album info

• Title Heartland
• Artist Sam Ryder
• Year 2025
• Genre Pop

Tracklist

1. Olympic ‘89
2. The Feeling Never Went Away
3. OH OK
4. Heartland
5. White Lies
6. Suffer in Silence
7. Armour
8. Burn It Down
9. Better Man
10. Up Down
11. Come and go like the asteroids do
12. Electric Marine Blue
13. Eyes On You

Thoughts

It’s fair to say I was expecting great things from this album - in 2022, Sam swooped in right at the last minute and topped my list for albums of the year. This one is different, Sam’s changed record labels and is upfront about trying to change the sound he’s putting out there. So it’s not quite at the levels of Space Man for me, but it’s still really, really good. Great vocals and intriguing songs, if no out and out bangers. It’s definitely one that I’ll listen to again, although I might still reach for Space first.

Rating: 5 / 5