Now that Sam Barber has your attention, he’s looking forward to holding onto it a while.

“I love making anything that can affect someone emotionally,” Barber says.

The 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Southeast Missouri has already seen his career begin on a meteoric rise, and his upcoming debut album, Restless Mind, is set to send him into orbit. The accompanying Restless Mind Tour in fall 2024, which features Barber’s Ryman Auditorium debut and showcase slots at the Giddy Up Festival and GoldenSky Festival, will introduce tens of thousands of new fans to Barber’s energetic and emotional live show.

After the success of his PLATINUM-certified 2023 single “Straight and Narrow,” Barber combines raw honesty and youthful enthusiasm in a way that has forced him into nearly every conversation about the future of country music. If the Restless Mind album and tour go as planned, that future will belong to Barber.

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