SAM Sparro will release his sophomore album, ‘Return To Paradise’, on Virgin Records on June 11. Also just confirmed are two very special UK shows in Birmingham and Manchester to celebrate the release.

Part soul crooner, part pop star with an ever-morphing, chameleon-like quality, Sam coasts a fine line between disarmingly earnest and a chic, credible cool.  He has become known not only for his distinct, scale-defying vocals and epic live shows, but also as a visual artist and style icon.

Signed to EMI Australia in December 2011 Sam has spent the last couple of years working on the follow up to 2008’s eponymous debut release. With a platinum single (‘Black & Gold’), a Gold album, a Grammy nomination and 5 Arias under his belt, Sam has also been busy collaborating with the likes of Mark Ronson and Basement Jaxx as well as writing for other artists such as Natasha Beddingfield.  His fans include Katy Perry, Beyonce, Cee-Lo Green and Adele who covered ‘Black & Gold’ in the Radio 1 Live Lounge.

Sam’s new album, ‘Return To Paradise’, is a play on nostalgia and “paradise garage” – a genre derived from the hedonistic discotheque scene in New York in the late 70s that began in a parking lot giving rise to the term “garage” famous for its unique and eclectic style of disco and dance music.  It has been co-produced with long time collaborator Jesse Rogg.  

During the process of making this album Sam says he tapped into a new found confidence to become a more prolific song-writer and generally more self assured. 

“I’m more comfortable now and I’ve left things a little bit raw and not completely polished – so much modern pop music is so polished that you lose the soulfulness and essence and human touch."

Sam will head out on two UK tour dates in next month:

Thursday, June 14    Birmingham O2 Academy 2       0844 477 2000

Saturday, June 16      Manchester Deaf Institute         0161 832 1111

Tickets are £10 advance and are on sale now at www.gigsandtours.com or by calling 0844 811 0051.