Sam Forrest

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{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Sam Forrest

|image = SamForrest.jpg

|caption = Sam Forrest performing with Nine Black Alps.

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|background = solo_singer

|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1977}}

|birth_place = York, England

|instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass

|genre =

|occupation = Musician, vocalist

|years_active =

|label = Desert Mine Music

|website = [http://www.samforrest.com/ Official website]

}}

Samuel Forrest (born 1977) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of Nine Black Alps.Dibbits, Kat (2007) "[https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1660568.sam-forrest-of-nine-black-alps/ Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps]", The Bolton News, 3 September 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2021 He also co-fronts The Sorry Kisses with Hayley Hutchinson and previously played bass in the York-based group, The Halcyon Band.{{Cite web |date=2005-02-18 |title=Preview: Fibbers |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7869181.preview-fibbers/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=York Press |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Sam Forrest's 'No Imagination' out now {{!}} News {{!}} Nine Black Alps |url=https://nineblackalps.com/news/sam-forrests-no-imagination-out-now |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=nineblackalps.com}}

In 2016, Forrest formed a new band called Sewage Farm with bass player Danny Trew Barton and drummer Danny Hirst.{{Cite web |date=2017-01-15 |title=Record week and a host of great music |url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/record-week-and-a-host-of-great-music-1162848 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Halifax Courier |language=en}} 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. That band released the EP, Mould in 2023, via Safe Suburban Home Records with reviews coming in from Janglepophub{{Cite web|url=https://janglepophub.home.blog/2023/03/14/ep-review-mould-by-sewage-farm-safe-suburban-home-records-2023/|title=EP Review – Mould by Sewage Farm (Safe Suburban Home Records) (2023)|first=Darrin|last=Lee|website=Janglepophub.home.blog|date=14 March 2023}} and others. To mark the release, Forrest was also interviewed by Soundsphere magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/sam-forrest-talks-new-sewage-farm-sorry-kisses-and-the-legacy-of-nine-black-alps/|title=Sam Forrest talks new Sewage Farm, Sorry Kisses and the legacy of Nine Black Alps |website=Soundspheremag.com|date=7 March 2023 |last1=Smith |first1=Dom }} about his career, and previous musical acts. The second active band is Strange Pink, 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.{{Cite web |title=Caught Under a Spell, by Sam Forrest |url=https://samforrest.bandcamp.com/album/caught-under-a-spell |website=Samforrest.bandcamp.com}}

Strange Pink released a debut single on May 23rd, 2025, called Pencil Chewer,{{Cite web |last=Ignite |date=2025-05-23 |title=Strange Pink - 'Pencil Chewer' {{!}} A ferocious first bite from Yorkshire’s rising misfits |url=https://www.ignitemusicmag.co/post/strange-pink-pencil-chewer-a-ferocious-first-bite-from-yorkshire-s-rising-misfits |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Ignite Music |language=en}} and an EP, named Out of Focus{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=VIDEODROME: Strange Pink Pencil Chewer |url=https://www.asbomagazine.com/2025/05/21/videodrome-strange-pink-pencil-chewer/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=ASBO Magazine |language=en-GB}} was also announced to be released in August of the same year. Early support came from Steve Lamacq at BBC Radio 6 Music,{{Cite web |title=Steve Lamacq - Brand new music and a chat with Been Stellar - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d8xt |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}} Jericho Keys at BBC Music Introducing,{{Cite web |title=BBC Introducing - York & Humberside - Featured Artists: So-Low & The Marbleheads - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002cd2c |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}} Amazing Radio{{Cite web |title=Amazing Radio |url=https://amazingradio.com/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Amazing Radio |language=en}} and others. The band features Eddie Alan Logie on bass and backing vocals, Dom Smith on drums{{Cite web |last=Grid |first=Indie |date=2025-05-23 |title='Pencil Chewer'- Strange Pink, newcomers break free on raucous debut single |url=https://theindiegrid.co.uk/reviews/pencil-chewer-strange-pink-newcomers-break-free-on-raucous-debut-single/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Indie Grid |language=en-GB}} and Forrest on vocals and guitar.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-15 |title=‘I Will Always Come Back to Writing The Stuff That Sounds Like Myself’ |url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/scene/spotlight/i-will-always-come-cack-to-writing-the-stuff-that-sounds-like-myself/15/10/2024 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=York Vision |language=en-GB}} The EP is scheduled to be released via Forever Underdogs.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=BabyStep |date=2025-06-09 |title=Introducing: Strange Pink |url=https://www.babystepmagazine.com/single-post/introducing-strange-pink |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Babystep Magazine |language=en}}