UK’s Sam Russo delivered his new album, Hold You Hard, on 08 Aug 2025 via Red Scare Industries. It follows 2023’s Mistletoe Pier 7″.
Now Sam’s got a new video for the album track “Bruises and Sunburn.” It lands just before Sam heads out on a west(ish) coast tour with Teenage Bottlerocket this week
Enjoy the video below, and head to this link page for purchase options and more, or Sam’s Bandcamp or Spotify for more streaming.
Tour with Teenage Bottlerocket:
11/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
11/14 – Tucson, AZ @ Congress Hotel
11/15 – Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
11/16 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
11/17 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
11/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Usual Place
11/19 – Riverside, CA @ Romano’s Concert Lounge
11/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/21 – Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
11/22 – San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
11/23 – Reno, NV @ Virginia St. Brewhouse
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.