Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter Sam Barber Returns With Eagerly Awaited New EP "Music For The Soul"

Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Sam Barber has shared his highly anticipated new EP, Music for the Soul, available now via Atlantic Records HERE.‍

Music for the Soul begins an unforgettable new chapter for Barber following the breakout success of his RIAA Gold-certified 2024 debut album, Restless Mind. Co-written by Barber and produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Ryan Hewitt (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan) and Joe Becker at studios in Nashville, TN and Bozeman, MT, the EP sees Barber chronicling how he got here and where he’s headed next on such eloquent, empathetic new songs as “Same Old Shit” and the fame-wrestling title track, “Music for the Soul.” Further highlights include the deeply moving “Home Tonight,” available now alongside an official live performance video streaming now on YouTube HERE. First teased via the fan-first platform, Sam Barber Files, an evolving digital space offering a rare, unfiltered look into Barber’s world with unreleased content, personal visuals, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into his creative process, “Home Tonight” was met by immediate praise from such outlets as Country Swag, which hailed the track as “a thought-provoking song about love and loss. Introspective, emotional, and honest, the new song is like reading a journal entry from Barber’s journal. Time and time again, the rising artist continues to release music that feels relatable, yet incredibly personal and honest.”‍

Music for the Soul also includes the soul-baring anthem, “Man of the Year,” available everywhere now alongside an official live performance video streaming HERE. With its cascade of shadowy textures and darkly hypnotic guitar tones, “Man of the Year” received applause from publications such as Billboard, which named it one of “6 Must-Hear New Country Songs,” writing, “This gritty track, written solely by Barber, finds him pondering the existential anguish he sees threaded throughout world events, and emotionally embedded in people around him. “Is it in my mind or are we all just sinking?” he muses, his quietly commanding voice ringing out over sparse but captivating production, and shedding light on a generation’s anxieties and fears.”

Barber is celebrating Music for the Soul on his biggest North American headline tour to date, resuming August 7 at Boise, ID’s Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden and then traveling through December and beyond. Tickets are extremely limited, with most shows already long sold out. Highlights of the wide-ranging run include a sold-out two-night stand at New York City’s Webster Hall (November 5-6), a one-night-only show at Hutchinson, KS’s Kansas State Fair joined by his “Indigo” duet partner Avery Anna (September 5), sold-out stops at such iconic venues as Los Angeles, CA’s The Fonda Theatre (August 22), Boston, MA’s Roadrunner (November 8), and Fort Worth, TX’s Billy Bob’s Texas (December 5), and top-billed festival appearances at Franklin, TN’s Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival (September 27), Austin, TX’s Austin City Limits Music Festival (October 10), Fort Smith, AR’s Peacemaker Festival (October 11), Salt Lake City, UT’s RedWest Country Music Festival (October 12), St. Petersburg, FL’s St. Pete Country Fest (November 21), and Noah Kahan’s Out of the Blue, set for January 8-11, 2026 in Riviera Cancún, Mexico. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit sambarbermusic.com.

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Sam Barber North America Tour 2025-2026:

August

7 – Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden (LOW TICKETS)
8 – Spokane, WA – Gesa Credit Union Pavilion
9 – Tacoma, WA – Dune Peninsula
11 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre (SOLD OUT)
15 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge (LOW TICKETS)
16 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre (SOLD OUT)
18 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 (SOLD OUT)
20 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield (LOW TICKETS)
22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre (SOLD OUT)
23 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay (SOLD OUT)
27 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
28 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing (SOLD OUT)
29 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom (SOLD OUT)

September

5 – Hutchinson, KS – Kansas State Fair †
6 – Stillwater, OK – Tumbleweed Dance Hall (LOW TICKETS)
13 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
14 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall (SOLD OUT)
27 – Franklin, TN – Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival *

October

10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival *
11 – Fort Smith, AR – Peacemaker Festival *
12 – Salt Lake City, UT – RedWest Country Music Festival *
31 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards

November

1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz (SOLD OUT)
5 – New York, NY – Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
6 – New York, NY – Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
7 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
8 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner (SOLD OUT)
19 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (LOW TICKETS)
20 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (SOLD OUT)
21 – St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Country Fest *
22 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live (SOLD OUT)

December

3 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
5 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas  (SOLD OUT)

January 2026

8-11 – Riviera Cancún, Mexico – Noah Kahan’s Out of the Blue 2026 *

* Festival Appearance
† w/ Special Guest Avery Anna

Sam Barber MUSIC FOR THE SOUL Tracklist:

Music for the Soul
Dust and Smoke
Nowhere Fast
Same Sad Shit
Home Tonight
Ain’t Dead Yet
Man of the Year