Sam Tompkins shares emotionally charged new single ‘phones in heaven’

With the release of poignant new single ‘phones in heaven’, British singer/songwriter Sam Tompkins attempts to make sense, and come to terms with the sudden loss of a loved one.

“When I originally wrote ‘phones in heaven’, my real intention was to write a song for young people, especially men who have lost a friend early,” Sam says of the emotionally charged track. “As I’ve got older and meet more people, most people I know have at some point lost someone they loved prematurely through illness, suicide or other things; myself included.”

“It’s coming from a place where you want to enjoy your life and move forward, but in a lot of cases because you didn’t get closure, you feel as though you can’t. You honestly think maybe just one call from that person would give you peace, but sadly life doesn’t always work like that. When I lost my dad to suicide in November of last year, this song felt even more powerful to me, so it felt like the most fitting way to come into 2024. To show others that they are not alone in their struggles and that we can all get through these things if we just open up conversation.”

Watch the official music video for ‘phones in heaven’ below:

Fresh from the the release of ‘phones in heaven’, Tompkins announces details of his highly anticipated debut album ‘hi, my name is insecure’.

Scheduled to drop, via Island Records, on Friday May 24th 2024, the record sees the Eastbourne native team up with writer Pablo Bowman (Calvin Harris, James Arthur, Jonas Brothers), as well as writer and producer Danny Casio (Little Mix, Joy Crookes, Tom Grennan, Rudimental), to create a body of work that serves to reflect the singers journey to get to where he is today.

With more details set to be revealed soon, the record will feature the hit singles, ‘someone else’, ‘time will fly’, ‘see me’, and ‘lose it all’, and is available to pre-order here.

Explaining the albums title, Sam says via a press release: “I really like being in the company of my friends, but if you take me out of my comfort zone, and have me hang out at a party or an event or whatever, I just go inside myself and I find any excuse to get out of it.”