Sam Burton
americanacountryfolklo-fisinger-songwriterindie folklo-fi singer-songwriterpsychedelic folkambient-influenced americana
Sam Burton is a Palestinian-American songwriter born and raised in Salt Lake City, now based in Los Angeles. Burton taught himself to play guitar as a teenager, sneaking practice sessions on his stepfather's off-limits guitar. Inspired by the Beach Boys and Velvet Underground, he played in a shoegaze band before relocating to Los Angeles and developing a more acoustic folk-based approach that included ambient, sometimes psychedelic textures and introspective lyricism.
Influenced by: The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens
- Active:
- 2010s-present
- Scene:
- Los Angeles indie folk
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