new album. Head Noise.
out now.
Accolades
2026 Kerrville Grassy Hill New Folk Winner
2026 First Place Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award - Wildflower Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest
2026 Telluride Troubadour Top 10 Finalist
2026 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Top 10 Finalist
2026 Songwriter Serenade Finalist
Stephanie Sammons
Making sense of the chaos of a life is often accompanied by a low-frequency rumble; the kind you can forget is there; the kind you can forget is coloring your every move. With an ebb and flow of outside voices- complete with doubt and reason- circling your own lofty dreams and sense of wonder, the internal dialogue can be constant; loud; crippling.
“I’ve got this head noise- that I don’t want to live…or die with regrets,” Stephanie Sammons says, describing how, as she moves through an ever-widening range of life experiences, there’s a familiar hum acting as a barometer of her sanity, her joy, her fulfillment. Keep reading →
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“Time and Evolution, produced by Mary Bragg, centers Sammons’ emotive voice and plainspoken storytelling. Fans of ’90s folk and rock will find much to celebrate, but Sammons’ gentle urgency and sensitive storytelling is also a contemporary blast of fresh air.”
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“Gorgeous harmonies and an Americana backdrop make this the kind of song that feels like it could have come from the genre’s formative years in the late 80s and early 90s. It also provides further proof that Sammons is a songwriter to watch.”
— GLIDE MAGAZINE -
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“Heavy stuff is rendered in these songs beautifully. There’s a tint of Brenda Lee, Lucinda & k.d. Lang mixed generously in a musical pot, left to simmer & producing a flavorful performance. The album is loaded. Virtually every track has its unique value.”
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“Stephanie Sammons has crafted one of the year's most arresting, beautiful records with her debut, Time and Evolution. These songs are the textbook definition of soulful.”
— BEST OF DALLAS, DALLAS OBSERVER
