‘midnight oil’ is a scathing look at hero worship and pop culture from Samantha Margret

The track continues the expansive alternative pop artist's captivating run of recent releases

The track continues the expansive alternative pop artist’s captivating run of recent releases

An artist capable of making you feel a range of emotions and immerse you within her captivating storytelling with what seems like relative ease, Samantha Margret is somebody who feels quite unlike anybody else in the current music landscape, delving into murky and vulnerable places through her sound as she explores a variety of themes and topics.

Her latest single ‘midnight oil’ is a track that feels suitable reflective and powerful, melding her heartfelt vocal delivery with a cautionary tale about themes like hero worship and abuse of power. The people that we look up to often turn out to be far different to what we hope for an expect from them, and this track does a really great job of delving into that with a sense of reverence and intensity that ups the stakes in invigorating and exciting fashion.