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BIO:
Yellowbirds is the moniker for the musical exploits of Sam Cohen (guitarist / songwriter / vocalist of the psychedelic collective Apollo Sunshine). Cohen grew up in Houston, Texas, and while the Texas of his teens may have been home to Big Oil, Enron, the Bush family, and the drab grey Astros jerseys of the 90's, he prefers to think of it as the Texas of yore- home to Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, the Space Program, and rainbow orange Astros jerseys. It stands to reason, then, that his current home of New York City must be the mythical Empire City - Rocky Mountains of architecture, epicenter of modern art, home to Charles Mingus and The Velvet Underground. It was with these timeless inspirations in mind that Cohen created The Color by Yellowbirds, his "solo" debut. Double-speed auto-harp glissandos, glowing backwards pedal-steel, bubbling echo and fuzz guitars coalesce into a warm wall of sound. As existential lyrical themes emerge, delivered nonchalantly over psyched-out aural landscapes, the picture emerges of a dust-blown, 4th dimensional Future West. This is Cohen's quixotic world where "only the purist tones can be heard".

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Sam Cohen Shares New Single, Tour With Ken Morby Starts This Week Photo Sam Cohen Shares New Single, Tour With Ken Morby Starts This Week
by Tori Hartshorn - May 06, 2019

Sam Cohen releases 'Man On Fire' from his eagerly anticipated album The Future Is Still Ringing In My Ears (30th Century) due May 17. Co-produced by Cohen with producer-artist Danger Mouse, The Future's Still Ringing In My Ears was heralded last month by the Stereogum premiere of 'Something's Got A ...

Sam Cohen Announces New Album, Tour With Kevin Morby Photo Sam Cohen Announces New Album, Tour With Kevin Morby
by Tori Hartshorn - February 22, 2019

30th Century Records has announced the eagerly anticipated new album from acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Sam Cohen. The Future's Still Ringing In My Ears arrives on Friday, May 17. Co-produced by Cohen with producer-artist Danger Mouse, The Future's Still Ringing In My Ears was heralded by Ste...

Elvis Perkins Shares Provocative New Single THERE GO THE NIGHTMERICANS Photo Elvis Perkins Shares Provocative New Single THERE GO THE NIGHTMERICANS
by Tori Hartshorn - December 07, 2017

Elvis Perkins has announced the release of a new single, 'There Go The Nightmericans,' performed with Sam Cohen (who also produced) and Josh Kaufman. The track is backed by 'Clockwork,' originally released by Sam Cohen as part of Dave Eggers' '30 Songs, 30 Days' playlist of songs written and recorde...












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