Sharing its title with the name of the recording studio he operates with frequent collaborator Jay Malhotra,
Sam Duckworth's second album (under his own name), the low-key, introspective
Amazing Grace, was partly influenced by the toll taken by a serious illness involving a parasite he contracted during travel. Malhotra contributes significantly to the record, and despite its unconvoluted, mostly acoustic, singer/songwriter quality, other guests include
Kate Nash,
Gomez,
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the King Blues,
Sweet Billy Pilgrim, and
Megan Washington, and many, many more. Preceded by the sophistipop-style single "Only a Fool,"
Amazing Grace was his first release after signing with Alcopop!. ~ Marcy Donelson