Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has released seven
albums. His debut EP The Inhuman Condition, reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts and four albums as Sam Roberts Band. He is also a member of Canadian group Anyway Gang, who released their debut self-titled album in 2019. Roberts has been nominated, together with his band, for fifteen Juno Awards, winning six, including Artist of the Year twice (2004 and 2009) and Album of the Year once (2004).
After disbanding Northstar, Roberts recorded a twelve track demo, "Brother Down",[2] which formed the basis for the EP, The Inhuman Condition released in 2002. Recorded with Jordon Zadorozny, Roberts "recorded a song a day".[5] Roberts signed with artist manager Dave Spencer and began to perform live. With the assistance of Linda Bush at Universal Music Publishing Canada, he signed a publishing contract with UMPG and a record contract with MapleMusic Recordings. MapleMusic released the six track EP culled from the demo with Roberts noting that "it is not something I had intended to be my first real foray into the music world but I couldn't turn my back on such a chance". It included two breakthrough singles, "Brother Down" (released in mid-2002) and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" (released in late 2002) which were heavily promoted in the Canadian market.
Roberts’ second album, Chemical City, was released in April 2006, with the first single "The Gate" topping as a No. 1 hit on Canadian radio. The second single, "Bridge to Nowhere", won the Juno Award for Video of the Year in 2007 and the album achieved platinum sales status.
Roberts released his fourth studio album, Collider, on May 10, 2011.[9] It is the first album under the moniker "Sam Roberts Band" instead of "Sam Roberts".[10] The first single, "I Feel You" was officially released to Canadian radio on February 28, with an iTunes Canada release of March 8.
On November 20, 2013, Roberts announced the release of next album, Lo-Fantasy,[11] which was released by Paper Bag Records on February 11, 2014.[12] Sam Roberts' Band released the Counting the Days EP on April 18, 2015. In 2015, the band collaborated with Toronto's Spearhead Brewery to release the "Sam Roberts Band Session Ale".[13]
The band's seventh studio album, All of Us, was released worldwide on October 16, 2020, on Secret Weapon / Known Accomplice.
On October 20, 2023, Sam Roberts Band released their new album The Adventures Of Ben Blank, featuring the tracks "Picture Of Love" and "I Dream Of You".
The MuchMusic Video Awards was an annual awards ceremony presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic. Roberts has received five awards from fourteen nominations.[17][18][19][20]
