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Since releasing her career defining album DEAR JOHN in 2022, Sam Buckingham has built a cult

like following on the Australian live circuit.

She’s lapped the country six times on sold out headline tours and jumped on tour with some of

the countries biggest names like Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Whitlam’s and Ben Lee. She’s

also played at Woodford, Wild Village and Queenscliff Music Festivals and toured with the Festival

of Small Halls.

2026 sees the release of Sam’s new album “Beautiful Machine”, a cross-Pacific collaboration

with Australian-born Nashville-based producer Clare “LOLLIES” Reynolds.

Sam says the songs for Beautiful Machine were written on hikes, beach walks, lying on the

couch in her underwear and on long drives to see her family (while someone else was driving, of

course). They mark a new chapter in her songwriting career, and in her life.

“I’ve been falling deeper in love with my body and the Earth” says Sam. “In a time when we’re

seemingly obsessed with building ‘bigger and better’ technology, all I can think about is how the

natural world is so brilliantly designed — it’s the most beautiful machine we’ll ever have. So, this

album is a love letter to myself, my body, the earth and all of humanity. As we keep progressing,

my only wish is that we remember we ARE the natural world — and we must care for ourselves

and each other accordingly.”

Influenced by the lyrical honesty of Jensen McRae, Brandi Carlisle & Ani DiFranco, the anthemic

energy of Maggie Rogers, and the rhythmic flow of artists like LaRussell and Connor Price, Sam’s

unique sensibility for marrying poetry with pop shines as she effortlessly weaves her personal

truth into the fabric of the global zeitgeist.

The 2026 Beautiful Machine tour will see Sam tour New Zealand for the first time, treating

audiences to crowd favourites from her previous releases - DEAR JOHN, Cyclone and Quiet

Revolution - and premiering the stunning new album in an intimate acoustic setting.

“Masterful songwriting” - Kate Miller Heidke

“Iconic” - Kia Handley (ABC)

“Powerful” - Bernard Zuel

"Byron Bay's next big thing" - Courier Mail