From Nashville to Los Angeles, Andrew Samples offers us his debut album, The Alchemist. This unique voice among indie rockers features honest, personal lyrics and wildly powerful instrumentation. Recorded, Produced, and Performed by Andrew Samples. Influences from Sting to Michael Bolton, Rivers Cuomo to Third Eye Blind, Christopher Cross to Joni Mitchell, and Phil Collins to Kenny Loggins. What?? You may say. That's just what Andrew tells us. "You may not hear it right away, but interwoven through it all, these are my heartmates," he says. "They've directly influenced how I've learned to express myself." This album is a journey of realizing one's dreams. It's about how we all must learn the specific way to turn our lead into gold. Life offers us no shortage of challenges. Learning to rise above them, both personally and through the relationships we cultivate with others, is a lifelong journey. But we must first start if we're ever realize our purpose. "I struggled for many years, afraid to start my journey, hiding behind many different people, substances, and wild behaviors. Eventually, I realized it was up to me to start taking chances, and quit worrying about what others thought. But the most important lesson is, I didn't do it alone. I would love for these songs to inspire others, as the many songs that have inspired me."