Sam Bradley Rushed For Twilight Fans

11/06/09 5:25pm

by Stephanie Joudrey (CHARTattack)

Sam Bradley may have gotten his name out to millions of screaming girls because of his connection to the Twilight soundtrack, but now he's ready to move forward with leagues of new fans and a brand new EP.

While he's grateful for the popularity his friendship with Twilight star Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen in the series) has gained him, it's time Bradley — whose song "Too Far Gone" is a version of Pattinson's "Never Think" that appeared on last year's Twilight soundtrack — made a name for himself.

"I'm not sick of the hype that surrounds me because I want to live up to it," he says. "I want to be heard.

"Am I getting weary of the word 'Twilight'? Sure. Am I offended when somebody asks me about it? No. I was part of it in a small way. That is my step in on a global scale and now I flip it around."

Bradley's self-titled EP came out in August and made iTunes charts in Canada and the U.K. The six songs he delivers are raw, diverse and, he admits, a little rushed. The sudden fame that came his way courtesy of Twilight may have pushed him into the studio a little prematurely.

"Although I had an audience before, this was obviously a far greater one," he says. "I was going to make an album probably two or three months later. I was ready to be heard but I maybe wasn't ready to record."

This EP was recorded in his hometown of Vancouver and in Paris, France with his former stepfather. He recorded 16 songs, though listeners can only get their grubby hands on six for now. Bradley decided after putting his hard earned money into the sessions that the other 10 songs just weren't ready for others' ears yet.

"I believed in the songs so much and I didn't feel that all of them had reached their potential," he says. "I definitely felt the need to release something. I feel like once you release something you can't really release it again... I picked six songs that displayed some diversity and showed a little light and dark as far as the subject matter and vocal performance goes."

You can check out Sam Bradley now on tour with fellow Canadian singer songwriter Justin Nozuka here:

Nov. 6 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Nov. 7 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage
Nov. 10 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Nov. 11 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
Nov. 12 Chicago, IL @ Park West
Nov. 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
Nov. 14 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Nov. 17 Boulder, CO @ The Fox Theatre
Nov. 19 Austin, TX @ Antone's
Nov. 20 Houston, TX @ Meridian
Nov. 21 Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Nov. 24 La Jolla, CA @ Porter's Pub
Nov. 25 Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke
Nov. 27 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
Nov. 28 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 29 San Fransico, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Dec. 1 Eugene, OR @ John Henry's
Dec. 2 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Dec. 3 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's