Everyone has their list of movies, TV shows, and songs that they file in their brain as “the ones.” The ones that move them, the ones that take them to another place in the best way, and for many, “(w)hole” by Sam Tompkins is one of those songs. In a time where every single moment you’re awake feels like a constant kick in the backside, a song like “(w)hole” feels like the pain relief.
Sam Tompkins’ performance is full of a passionate vulnerability that listeners can instantly connect to as every word of “(w)hole” holds a mirror up to how a majority have felt over the past year and a half living in this whirlwind of constant bad news. He questions how people are still coping when we inevitably feel broken from it all. A question that is hard to hear out loud even though it’s one we’ve all been asking ourselves in the back of our head for far too long now. So many artists have penned a reaction to the pandemic, the racial tensions around the world, the fear, and the pain of everyday life but it’s not hard to see that Sam Tompkins may have stepped above and beyond in truly capturing the mood of it all.
Only 22-years-old, Sam Tompkins has already amassed millions of followers across multiple platforms and earned praise from everyone from Justin Bieber to Sir Elton John. Hard to deny someone’s got “it” when they’ve been shouted out by heavy hitters in the game like that. However, famous fans aside – Sam Tompkins’ “(w)hole” is a genuine moment in music that cannot be missed. So for those who need one of those songs to comfort them right now, check out “(w)hole” available now on all major music and streaming platforms.
Written by Kendra Beltran
