Sam Forrest

Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest performing with Nine Black Alps.
Sam Forrest performing with Nine Black Alps.
Background information
Born (1977-10-22) 22 October 1977
York, England
OccupationsMusician, vocalist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass
LabelDesert Mine Music
WebsiteOfficial website

Samuel Forrest (born 22 October, 1977) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of Nine Black Alps.[1] He also co-fronts The Sorry Kisses with Hayley Hutchinson and previously played bass in the York-based group, The Halcyon Band.[2]

Forrest has previously released six solo albums, Down the Hillside, Paper Crown, No Imagination, The Edge Of Nowhere, Population 4000 and Candlelightwater on Desert Mine Music.[3]

In 2016, Forrest formed a new band called Sewage Farm with bass player Danny Trew Barton and drummer Danny Hirst.[4] The band released their debut album, Cloudy, on Desert Mine Music in November 2016.

Currently, Forrest has two active rock bands, the first being Sewage Farm[5]. That band released the EP, Mould in 2023, via Safe Suburban Home Records with reviews coming in from Janglepophub[6] and others. To mark the release, Forrest was also interviewed by Soundsphere magazine,[7] about his career, and previous musical acts. The second active band is Strange Pink[8], that group performed its debut show at The New Adelphi Club in Kingston Upon Hull on 9 March 2024.

As of 2024, Forrest released a new solo album, Caught Under A Spell.[9]

Strange Pink released a debut single on 23 May 2025, called Pencil Chewer,[10] and an EP, named Out of Focus,[11] was also announced to be released in August that year. Early support came from Steve Lamacq at BBC Radio 6 Music,[12] Jericho Keys at BBC Music Introducing,[13] Amazing Radio,[14] and others. The band features Eddie Alan Logie on bass and backing vocals, Dom Smith on drums[15] and Forrest on vocals and guitar.[16] Out of Focus was released on 22 August 2025 via the Hull-based indie label, Forever Underdogs.[17] Upon release, the EP was favourably reviewed online by FLEX,[18] No Transmission,[19] Aural Aggravation[20] and other music blogs. In November 2025, Strange Pink released two remixes (via York-based electro-indie label, Attention Economy Recordings[21]) for the songs Pencil Chewer, and Boys Club under the title, Pictures of Strangers.[22] The remixes were created by Officers (Pencil Chewer)[23] and bdrmm (Boys Club).[24]

In July 2025, Forrest released his latest solo album, Summer Hits.[25]

In April of 2026, Forrest released a new album[26] with Sewage Farm, it was reviewed favourably by Whisperin' And Hollerin'[27]. In August of the same year, Strange Pink made their first appearance at Hull's Humber Street Sesh[28] festival, preceded by a new single, 'Sculcoates'[29].

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Dibbits, Kat (2007) "Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps", The Bolton News, 3 September 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2021
  2. ↑ "Preview: Fibbers". York Press. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sam Forrest's 'No Imagination' out now | News | Nine Black Alps". nineblackalps.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Record week and a host of great music". Halifax Courier. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Werksman, Hans. "Sewage Farm: Harmony Beach". Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Lee, Darrin (14 March 2023). "EP Review – Mould by Sewage Farm (Safe Suburban Home Records) (2023)". Janglepophub.home.blog.
  7. ↑ Smith, Dom (7 March 2023). "Sam Forrest talks new Sewage Farm, Sorry Kisses and the legacy of Nine Black Alps". Soundspheremag.com.
  8. ↑ Robb, American. "Strange Pink and the artful tubular tensions of alt rock & 90's post grunge leans of "Lucky Charm"". AMERICAN PANCAKE. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Caught Under a Spell, by Sam Forrest". Samforrest.bandcamp.com.
  10. ↑ Ignite (23 May 2025). "Strange Pink - 'Pencil Chewer' | A ferocious first bite from Yorkshire's rising misfits". Ignite Music. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "VIDEODROME: Strange Pink Pencil Chewer". ASBO Magazine. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Steve Lamacq - Brand new music and a chat with Been Stellar - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "BBC Introducing - York & Humberside - Featured Artists: So-Low & The Marbleheads - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Amazing Radio". Amazing Radio. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "'Pencil Chewer'- Strange Pink, newcomers break free on raucous debut single". The Indie Grid. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "'I Will Always Come Back to Writing The Stuff That Sounds Like Myself'". York Vision. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Introducing: Strange Pink". Babystep Magazine. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  18. ↑ FLEX (22 August 2025). "Strange Pink step into their own with debut EP 'Out Of Focus'". flex. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Strange Pink find clarity in chaos on debut EP 'Out Of Focus' – No Transmission". 22 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Strange Pink – Out of Focus". Aural Aggravation. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Pictures Of Strangers, by Strange Pink". Attention Economy Records. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Pictures Of Strangers, by Strange Pink". Attention Economy Records. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  23. ↑ Matt (28 November 2025). "Strange Pink x OFFICERS – Pencil Chewer (Reveal Your Nature Mix): Dub Weight, Industrial Texture, and a Full Reimagining". Frequency State | electronica.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  24. ↑ Nunez, Fernando (2 December 2025). "Strange Pink, bdrmm: Boys Club - Visual Atelier 8". Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Summer Hits, by Sam Forrest". Sam Forrest. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "Fuck It, by Sewage Farm". Sewage Farm. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Review - Fuck It - Sewage Farm - - Desert Mine -". www.whisperinandhollerin.com. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Strange Pink". Humber Street Sesh. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Deaf, Last Day (25 July 2026). "Listening Now : Strange Pink – Sculcoates". Last Day Deaf. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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