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Published on 2026-04-03
Sam Barber shares his highly anticipated sophomore album, Broken View, today via Atlantic Outpost; stream/purchase HERE.
One of the genre’s fastest-rising and “most in-demand artists” (Rolling Stone), Barber has built a devoted global audience through deeply personal songwriting and an unfiltered perspective that resonates across generations. Raised on a farm in southeast Missouri, Barber began playing music as a teenager after picking up his great-grandfather’s Gibson guitar. Guided by his commitment to making music on his own terms, Barber has risen rapidly as a generational voice in country music and now lives in Bozeman, Montana.
Co-written and co-produced by Barber and Joe Becker (“Indigo,” “Straight and Narrow”) with additional songs co-produced with Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan) at Long Pond Studio, Broken View serves as a sweeping and introspective reflection on life’s complexities, exploring themes of love, loss and self-discovery. The new 13-song collection includes the recently released singles “Just A Kid” and “Borrowed Time,” the latter of which Whiskey Riff hailed as “stellar,” while Country Central praised its “undeniable addictive atmosphere.”
An accomplished live performer known for his raw and connective stage presence, Barber will return to Stagecoach Festival this April before continuing his extensive “The American Route Tour” with confirmed stops at Omaha’s The Astro Amphitheater, Virginia Beach’s Dome, Charleston’s Firefly Distillery and Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater, among others. See below for complete tour itinerary. The performances add to a breakout year for Barber, who released his EP, Music for the Soul, last fall (stream/purchase here).
With over 3.4 billion global streams, Barber’s 2024 debut album, Restless Mind, received widespread critical acclaim, with Grammy.com declaring, “The double LP shows the true breadth of his artistry, which is grounded in raw, narrative songwriting…and gritty, spare production” and Country Central raving, “a voice poised for stardom, there’s not a message too powerful or radical to be uttered from his lips.” The album earned RIAA Gold certification and features standout singles, including 2x Platinum-certified “Straight and Narrow” and Platinum-certified “Indigo (Feat. Avery Anna),” the latter of which has amassed over 728 million global streams and earned Barber a top 40 placement on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Barber has shared stages with icons such as Bruce Springsteen and Ed Sheeran and recently wrapped his massive “Restless Mind World Tour 2025.” He has performed on NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show and CBS Saturday Morning’s “Saturday Sessions,” and had his song “Tear Us Apart” featured on the soundtrack for the Twisters movie.
