Sam Austins has released a new track titled ‘a baby girl named Heaven’, a woozy, rhythm-driven piece that continues the Detroit artist’s experimental run of singles this year.
Tapping into house and jerk rhythms with falsetto vocal flourishes, the song finds Austins reflecting on a lover’s absence: “It’s been a while since I’ve felt your touch, it’s been a while since I’ve been in the cut, it’s been a while since I’ve been with anyone.”
It follows ‘Smoke break’, a ghettotech-influenced love letter, and ‘Seasons’, a breakout single that has quietly passed 50 million global streams.
He’ll be taking this new material on the road later this month, supporting Magdalena Bay on their US tour, with stops in New York, Boston, Toronto, and his hometown Detroit. The shows mark another step up for Austins, who’s previously shared stages with Omar Apollo and KAYTRANADA, and performed at Lollapalooza and Bleached Fest.
His last major project, Boy Toy, showcased a sharp ear for genre-crossing pop, pulling from Outkast, LCD Soundsystem, and Smashing Pumpkins, while the mixtape HOMELESS STAR looked inward, folding stories from his life in Detroit into synth-laced alt-pop.
Austins’ next EP, The Woods, is on the horizon. Described as a kind of rebirth, it promises more genre clashes and romantic idealism, pushing further into the sound he’s been carving out since Seasons made its mark last year.
In the meantime, ‘a baby girl named Heaven’ hints at a moodier, more textured direction: personal, but danceable, and clearly not content to stay in one lane.
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