Track Fix: Sam Morrow: Sure Thing

A wonderful hook, coupled with excellent musicianship and comfortable, yet poignant lyrics make Sam Morrow’s “Sure Thing,” off his recently released album, “Ephemeral,” the type of work that’s equally as comfortable on the radio as a Park Slope hippy bar.

Sonically, there’s an all you can eat here, minus the stomach aches later. Although it feels a bit country at times, as the violin solo gives off a Southern vibe, the lyrics, Morrow’s raspy voice (although he does sound a bit like Garth Brooks a bit during the chorus) and the lyrics make this a wonderful example of what real Americana is.

Bands like The Lumineers should look out. Morrow’s sound is comparable, but his voice and lyrical ability make him a threat. This guy is talented.

His voice is a comfortable one, but reeks with emotion and a smoky flavor that is super charismatic. The lyrics of the song are the type that’ll get you serious likes on Facebook, from “Dawn is here, but the clouds won’t break,” to “I’d hold you closer buts it’s just my luck, that I’d squeeze, and you’d slip out of sight.” There’s a warm sensibility there that can’t be denied.

The song has definite radio appeal for the sheer power of the lyrics and the musicianship and for the fact that Morrow is different. From his beard to his hair, his voice doesn’t match what we’d expect to him to sound like stereotypically.

Simply put, Morrow is an indie secret that deserves to become a mainstream sensation.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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