Mick Jagger is a massive fan of Sam Fender, calling his People Watching album “stunning”.
The Rolling Stones frontman told NME that he’s been listening to the young singer’s tunes recently, and particularly enjoyed People Watching – which includes Rein Me In, Sam’s smash hit with Olivia Dean.
He said: “I’ve had my Sam Fender moments lately, because I like a lot of his stuff. That People Watching album was stunning.
“Yeah, I thought that album was excellent.”
He was particularly keen on the song Crumbling Empire from People Watching, calling the track “lyrically interesting”.
Mick even went back to listen to Sam’s second album – Seventeen Going Under – noting that “there’s some good stuff on that album”.
He added: “It’s always the same when you hear songs for the first time. It’s just the general vibe and then the grooves. It’s rock music, you know, but his songs have good choruses – which is part of the game.
“I think a lot of the lyrics are really interesting too and reflective of his experience growing up.”
Mick also praised Sam for “not only doing working class songs”, adding that he’s clearly “very pop orientated”.
When NME suggested to the 82-year-old rocker that Sam could be a good guest for a future Rolling Stones show, Mick replied: “Yeah, he might be really good for that!”
His comments about Sam come after Mick recently opened up to GQ magazine about other artists that have been inspiring him.
He said: “I did a track with Burna Boy. That was hilarious. ‘Cause I’m a real afrobeats person. And I’ve always liked Burna Boy.
“David Bowie was a great example of someone who only wanted to listen to what was going on now. But it’s such a lot of work to do that. It’s so much work. Loads of it is rubbish. So, I don’t ignore what’s going on, but I’m not a slave to what’s going on.”
Mick also said he’s a fan of the rock band Geese, as he continued: “Geese, everyone’s talking about them. They’re very experimental, Geese, really.
“I mean, for a rock band. I quite like it. I heard all the talk about it, and as soon as the record, [Getting Killed] came out, I was expecting it to be more indie. I wasn’t expecting it to be quite that out there, but I admire that.”