Sam Forrest | |
|---|---|
| Sam Forrest performing with Nine Black Alps. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 October 1977 York, England |
| Occupations | Musician, vocalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Label | Desert Mine Music |
| Website | Official website |
Samuel Forrest (born 22 October, 1977) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of Nine Black Alps. [1] He also co-fronts The Sorry Kisses with Hayley Hutchinson and previously played bass in the York-based group, The Halcyon Band. [2] As of late 2026, Forrest is still making solo albums, alongside performing and recording with Sewage Farm [3] , Strange Pink [4] and The Sorry Kisses [5] .
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. [6]
In 2016, Forrest formed a new band called Sewage Farm with bass player Danny Trew Barton and drummer Danny Hirst. [7] 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 [8] . That band released the EP, Mould in 2023, via Safe Suburban Home Records with reviews coming in from Janglepophub [9] and others. To mark the release, Forrest was also interviewed by Soundsphere magazine, [10] about his career, and previous musical acts. The second active band is Strange Pink [11] , 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. [12]
Strange Pink released a debut single on 23 May 2025, called Pencil Chewer, [13] and an EP, named Out of Focus, [14] was also announced to be released in August that year. Early support came from Steve Lamacq at BBC Radio 6 Music, [15] Jericho Keys at BBC Music Introducing, [16] Amazing Radio, [17] and others. The band features Eddie Alan Logie on bass and backing vocals, Dom Smith on drums [18] and Forrest on vocals and guitar. [19] Out of Focus was released on 22 August 2025 via the Hull-based indie label, Forever Underdogs. [20] Upon release, the EP was favourably reviewed online by FLEX, [21] No Transmission, [22] Aural Aggravation [23] and other music blogs. In November 2025, Strange Pink released two remixes (via York-based electro-indie label, Attention Economy Recordings [24] ) for the songs Pencil Chewer, and Boys Club under the title, Pictures of Strangers. [25] The remixes were created by Officers (Pencil Chewer) [26] and bdrmm (Boys Club). [27]
In July 2025, Forrest released his latest solo album, Summer Hits. [28]
In April of 2026, Forrest released a new album [29] with Sewage Farm, it was reviewed favourably by Whisperin' And Hollerin' [30] . In August of the same year, Strange Pink made their first appearance at Hull's Humber Street Sesh [31] festival, preceded by a new single, Sculcoates [32] . Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran and Katy Krassner played the track (Sculcoates) on their “WHOOOSH!” radio show on Sirius XM [33] . Strange Pink also announced a second EP, Guest Room [34] . In addition, Forrest and Hutchinson shared new music as The Sorry Kisses, with an album titled, Forever In A Memory, including a new song, Goodbye Jenny. The album was released on October 16, 2026. [35]