Sam Valdez’s blend of shoe-gaze, Americana, indie-rock, and pop provides an evocative backdrop for her reflective songs about a childhood growing up in the glare and space of Las Vegas, Nevada. Echoes of formative musical experiences as a child violinist, and the mystery, beauty, and haunting quality of desert life can be heard in the music of the now Los Angeles native, who displays a knack for dreamy textures, and a flair for abstract but emotive lyrics. Classical music’s force has informed her potent and sweeping arrangements and cinematic sense of dynamics.
The new single “Unwind” from Sam Valdez is without a doubt the product of a life lived in the American Southwest. Its infectious groove seeps into your skin like the desert sun while the effective simplicity of the piece as a whole pulls you in just like the sparse landscape of the region. “Unwind” is the first release off of Valdez’s forthcoming EP Crush.
“Unwind” is a song about intimacy. Valdez explains, “I pictured it like a stretched out day where you stress and run through all of these inner conversations and obstacles to be closer to someone, only to change your mind and prefer to be alone.”
