Sam Cohen (musician)

Samuel Benjamin Cohen is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. A founding member of the psychedelic rock and pop band Apollo Sunshine, he released several albums with the group in the early 2000s. In 2009 he formed the solo project Yellowbirds, releasing the debut album The Color in 2011. This release was followed by Songs from the Vanished Frontier in 2013. The first Sam Cohen record, Cool It, was released on April 28, 2015, on Easy Sound Records, and primary featured Cohen playing all of the instruments. It was then re-released on Danger Mouse's imprint of Columbia Records, 30th Century Records, on June 3, 2016. Cohen is also known for his original collages on the Yellowbirds album covers, and his collage animation videos.

Early life

Cohen was born on September 28, 1979, in Houston, Texas, where he was also raised. He left Texas for Boston to attend college, meeting one of his future bandmates in 1997, where they were attending a Berklee College of Music summer performance program. While at Berklee, Cohen began focusing on audio engineering and record production. ==History==

History

2001–2009: Founding Apollo Sunshine He formed the psychedelic rock group Apollo Sunshine with Jesse Gallagher and Jeremy Black in 2001. The band released their first album, Katonah, in October 2003 on spinART Records. The album was recorded in Katonah, New York, in a barn which the band converted into a studio. It was well-received, earning 4/5 stars from Allmusic The first Sam Cohen record, Cool It, will be out April 28, 2015, on Easy Sound Records, and will primarily feature Cohen playing all of the instruments. He released the first preview from the album, "Kepler 62", in November 2014 on Stereogum. Hilly Dilly described "Kepler 62" as "partly psychedelic and partly retro, but there's also a sprinkle of cosmic vibes interspersed within." ==Musical style==

Musical style

Cohen's solo material and various collaborations are often described as psychedelic in nature, with Apollo Sunshine a "neo-psychedelic/indie rock trio." According to Rolling Stone in 2013, Yellowbirds "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens." ==Discography==

Discography

Solo material Albums Singles With Apollo Sunshine With Yellowbirds Studio credits ==Direction credits==

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