It’s been an incredible, and at times, overwhelming few years for Austin-based artist Sam Riggs since he burst onto the indie music scene in 2013 with a powerful debut album that quickly marked him as a brilliant new talent whose break into real stardom was a foregone conclusion.
His latest studio album aptly titled “Breathless,” the first to be released on his own label (Deep Creek Records) in 2016, has kicked Riggs’ steady career stride into a cross-country sprint that has left him lightheaded and gasping for breath, but he ain’t about to quit.
Last week he proudly released his brand new single “Second Hand Smoke,” a highly addictive love song that captured the attention of Rolling Stone Country who featured the young artist and showcased the acoustic video performance of the song.
Check out his performance HERE.
After writing ‘Second Hand Smoke’ with Matt Nolan, I was slightly spooked by how closely the song resembles me as a person. I have an addictive personality, and it pegs me 100%. Playing the song in front of a crowd for the first time showed me that so many other people relate to it as well, and in a very deep way… it’s become an anthem of sorts- the anthem of the imperfect and afflicted. I’ve never seen a song take on a life of its own as much as this one has, and I couldn’t be more excited to finally have it at radio. It’s one of my favorite songs from the album, and it will always be one of my favorites to play on stage every night,” Sam states.
“Second Hand Smoke” marks the album’s third single release, and it definitely won’t be the last. The unanimous acclaim surrounding this album was palpable right from jump, and almost a year later has not slowed down, proving there is still plenty of life coursing through this body of work.
The six-foot plus red headed troubadour is no longer one of the best kept secrets in Texas. To date, he has garnered 7.6 million total streams on Spotify, over 2 million views on YouTube, over 30,000 Facebook followers, 13,000 Twitter followers and 21,000 Instagram followers.
For more information on Sam Riggs, visit is website at www.samriggsandthenightpeople.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
