Faster (album)

Faster
Faster
Studio album by Samantha Fish
Released	September 10, 2021
Studio	The Village, West Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock, country rock
Label	Rounder
Producer	Martin Kierszenbaum
Samantha Fish chronology

Faster is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Samantha Fish. It was released on September 10, 2021, under Rounder Records. The album was produced by Martin Kierszenbaum at the Village studio in West Los Angeles.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
American Songwriter	^[1]
PopMatters	8/10^[2]

Faster was met with some favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 5 reviews.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

*Faster* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Faster"	Martin Kierszenbaum Samantha Fish	2:55
2.	"All Ice No Whiskey"	Jim McCormick Katie Pearlman Kierszenbaum Fish	3:09
3.	"Twisted Ambition"	Kierszenbaum Fish	3:14
4.	"Hypnotic"	Kierszenbaum Fish	3:09
5.	"Forever Together"	Kierszenbaum Fish	2:53
6.	"Crowd Control"	McCormick Fish	4:18
7.	"Imaginary War"	Kierszenbaum Fish	3:09
8.	"Loud" (featuring Tech N9ne)	Aaron D. Yates McCormick Kierszenbaum Fish	4:53
9.	"Better Be Lonely"	McCormick Fish	3:40
10.	"So-Called Lover"	Fish	3:05
11.	"Like a Classic"	McCormick Kierszenbaum Fish	3:47
12.	"All the Words"	Fish	4:35

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the liner notes.

Samantha Fish - vocals, guitar
Hannah Brier - vocals
Diego Navaira - bass
Josh Freese - drums
Martin Kierszenbaum - electric piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, percussion
Tech N9ne - vocals track 8

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Kill or Be Kind*
Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)^[5]	8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	14
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Horowitz, Hal (September 7, 2021). "Review: Blues Rocker Samantha Fish Swims Towards Crossover Acceptance". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Horowitz, Steve (October 26, 2021). "Samantha Fish Enjoys Living Life Faster and Louder". PopMatters. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

[asw-1] Horowitz, Hal (September 7, 2021). "Review: Blues Rocker Samantha Fish Swims Towards Crossover Acceptance". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[popm-2] Horowitz, Steve (October 26, 2021). "Samantha Fish Enjoys Living Life Faster and Louder". PopMatters. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[MC-3] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[4] Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[ac_BillboardFolk_Samantha_Fish-5] "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Samantha_Fish-6] "Samantha Fish Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

[ac_BillboardBlues_Samantha_Fish-7] "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

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