Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar release their new live album A Beautiful Buzz via Gypsy Soul Records on May 22, 2026. Captured during the band’s Love Is All Around tour across Western Canada in 2022, the album documents the raw power, soul, and communal energy that have made Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar one of Canada’s most electrifying live acts.
The CD and limited edition gatefold double vinyl editions of the album are available via www.samanthamartinmusic.com/store
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar occupy a rare space in modern roots blues music: deeply reverent of soul and gospel tradition, yet unafraid to push those forms into something louder, sweatier, and fiercely alive. Led by Martin’s unmistakable, powerhouse vocal delivery, the band has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most commanding live acts, equal parts grit, grace, and emotional force.
A two-time JUNO Award nominee and seven-time Canadian Blues Award nominee for Female Vocalist of the Year, Samantha Martin has long drawn comparisons to the great soul shouters of the past. As Rhythm & Booze put it, “Samantha Martin’s name can be talked of in the same sentence as Etta James, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin. It’s soul for the modern age with a turbocharger.” Paris Move (France) went further, calling her “indispensable, Samantha Martin, the new Southern soul tornado.”
Those comparisons aren’t casual. Over the course of their catalogue, discerning listeners will hear echoes of Mavis Staples, Sharon Jones, Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MG’s, and the Memphis Horns, all filtered through a modern, road-hardened sensibility. It’s classic soul DNA delivered with contemporary urgency and volume. As Glide Magazine noted, “a jaw-dropping display of vocal prowess that showcases this band’s brand of supercharged blues. Comparisons of soul greats run rampant, but like Brittany Howard, Samantha Martin might be the next musical game changer.”
A BEAUTIFUL BUZZ – ALBUM TRACK LISTING
1- Love is All Around – 3:35 (S. Martin, J. Chisholm)
2- Don’t Have To Be – 3:02 (S. Martin, A. Beer-Colacino, A. Warner)
3- You’re The Love – 3:37 (S. Martin, C. Chaffey)
4- Good Trouble – 3:18 (S. Martin, S. Vinnick)
5- All Night Long – 4:39 (S. Martin, C. Chaffey, M. McCallum, D. Yates, D. Nash, S. Marriner)
6- The Shape I’m In (feat. Steve Marriner) – 3:58 (Robbie Robertson)
7- I’ve Got a Feeling – 6:58 (S. Martin, C. Chaffey)
8- My Crown – 5:53 (Rench)
9- Loving You Is Easy – 7:25 (S. Martin)
10- “Band Intro” – (1:48) (S. Martin)
11- Pass Me By – (3:31) (S. Martin, C. Chaffey)
12- Them Changes – 3:54 (George Buddy Miles)
13- Loving Cup – 6:25 (M. Jagger, K. Richards)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recorded November 26, 2022 @ A.C.T. Theatre in Maple Ridge, BC
Mixed by Renan Yildizdogan and Ross Hayes Citrullo at RHC Music in Toronto, ON
Mastered by Phil Demetro Mastering in Toronto, ON
BAND LINE-UP
Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar: Samantha Martin
Background Vocalists: Tafari Anthony & Sherie Marshall
Electric Guitar: Curtis Chaffey
Bass: Ian McKeown
Drums: Will Fisher
Keys: Jeff Heisholt
Trombone: Emily Ferrell
Saxophone: Andrew Moljgun
Trumpet: Brian Walters
Special guest vocalist and acoustic guitar on “Shape I’m In” and 2nd electric on “Them Changes” and “Loving Cup”: Steve Marriner
Watch ‘My Crown’ live.
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