THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Adventures Of Ben Blank is a collection of nine tracks including irresistible melodies, rich harmonies and insightful lyrics with the distinctive Sam Roberts Band sound. It was recorded at Giant Studio in Toronto.
Blank is the narrator of the eighth full-length album from Roberts and co., and he’s at once a familiar figure and an unknowable spectre — a man in a constant state of creation, simultaneously ancient and endlessly reborn.
The centrepiece of the record is the stunning Afterlife, a middle finger raised at the prospect of death, in which Blank spits “I’ll get my kicks on this side of the Styx.” It’s a reminder of the momentousness of the moment, a bold refutation of the future — both a joyful and a painful reminder that this is all we have.
The album will also include The Ballad Of Ben Blank, which serves as the album’s stomping introduction, and the recent single Picture of Love, which hit No. 11 on the Canadian Alternative Rock charts. Written by Roberts, Picture of Love is a refreshing dose of warmth with guitars effortlessly woven through an irresistible melody.
The Adventures Of Ben Blank is the band’s first new album since 2020’s All Of Us. That release garnered critical praise and achieved notable recognition, including a Juno nomination for Rock Album of the Year and being listed among the top 10 highest-rated albums of the year by various publications.”
