Sam Himself - New Yorker by choice, 'Fondue Western’ baritone by trade - announces an extensive Swiss tour on the occasion of the releasing his debut album in the autumn/winter of 2021/2022.

The Pursuit Of Happiness is part of the American self-image and even enshrined in the US Constitution; for the indie rock singer and songwriter Sam Koechlin, aka SAM HIMSELF, it was to pursue his dream of a music career that made him move from his hometown of Basel to New York almost 10 years ago.

There he developed - after college, several bands and other adventures - in close collaboration with the producer Daniel Schlett (The War on Drugs; Amen Dunes; DIIV) and an illustrious troupe of creative partners, including mastering engineer Greg Calbi (Bruce Springsteen; David Bowie), Josh Werner (bass – Iggy Pop, CocoRosie, Bill Laswell) and Parker Kindred (drums – Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith) his musical profile as a solo artist. Sam likes to refer to his genre as "Fondue Western" with a dash of self-irony; the dynamic, but his versatile style is also being aptly described as "music to dancing and to cry to" (SRF 3).