{"id":2173487,"date":"2025-11-23T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2173487"},"modified":"2025-11-23T15:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:28:58","slug":"fresh-off-his-stint-in-the-goo-goo-dolls-sammy-boller-has-a-new-ep-featuring-two-handed-tapping-and-an-8-string-he-borrowed-from-tim-henson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fresh-off-his-stint-in-the-goo-goo-dolls-sammy-boller-has-a-new-ep-featuring-two-handed-tapping-and-an-8-string-he-borrowed-from-tim-henson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh off his stint in the Goo Goo Dolls, Sammy Boller has a new EP \u2013 featuring two-handed tapping and an 8-string he borrowed from Tim Henson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Jacob Mulka<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A highlight of Sammy Boller\u2019s 2025 was the last-minute fill-in position he took on Goo Goo Dolls\u2019 amphitheater tour, after lead guitarist Brad Fernquist came down with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Playing iconic anthems like <em>Iris<\/em> made it the \u201csummer of a lifetime\u201d for Boller. By fall, though, the solo instrumentalist was ready to re-route listeners into the lush and immersive plains of his <em>Midnight Garden<\/em> EP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boller strolls through <em>Spellbound<\/em> with dizzying, speaker-panning arpeggios and hammer-on-fluttery accents. <em>The Mapmaker<\/em> merges R&amp;B-twitched digital drum production with pizzicato playfulness. The record\u2019s <em>Rama Bhakti<\/em> spotlights a dulcet, multi-finger approach to tapping, at least until Boller bumblebees himself toward a busier triple-time motif and some backend shred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;ve been doing the melodic tapping stuff for a while now,\u201d he says. \u201cI just love it because it reminds me of playing a piano, where you can play the accompaniment with the left hand, and then the melody with the right hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Midnight Garden<\/em> marks Boller\u2019s first major solo release since 2020\u2019s <em>Kingdom of the Sun<\/em>. Working alongside producer Nick Sampson at a trio of Michigan-area studios, he mainly dialed things in with a go-to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-gibson-les-pauls-for-every-budget\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Les Paul;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Les Paul<\/a> \u2013 though he also brought out a Friedman Noho 24, and aggressively thickened up rhythms with an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-best-8-string-guitars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:eight-string;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">eight-string<\/a> Ibanez that was on-loan to Sampson from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/spiritual-awakening-tim-henson-ready-162524348.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Polyphia\u2019s Tim Henson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Polyphia\u2019s Tim Henson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn my instrumental music, I like when it goes from super clean to super heavy,\u201d Boller says of the dynamic shifts across the EP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another contrast-heavy <em>Midnight Garden<\/em> moment is bonus cut <em>Mother Light<\/em>, a heartfelt piece that ushers itself in with yearning grand piano chords but concludes with Boller\u2019s soul-glowing display of bends and wails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI wrote that for my mom. I never thought about releasing it, but she passed away last year, so I thought it would be a nice tribute to her. She was an amazing musician, herself,\u201d he says, explaining she\u2019d sung in a band called Atlantis with his dad, and was likewise a talented comedian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Midnight Garden<\/em> also reflects Boller\u2019s spiritualism, with songs like <em>Rama Bhakti<\/em>\u201d coming inspired by Hinduist gods like Hanuman. He explains that his interest in those figures arose as he began writing instrumental music, and his understanding of their teachings are tied to both his personal and artistic growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe spiritual search is about knowing who you are at the end of the day,\u201d he says, adding, \u201cThe more you go inward and try to really know yourself, [the more] your music [develops] along with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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