Samara Cyn releases backroads, a boundary-pushing EP fusing neo soul, hip hop, and indie textures.
Samara Cyn emerges with a compelling new project, backroads, now available across streaming platforms. The highly anticipated EP cements her status as a dynamic voice in modern music, seamlessly bridging genres with fearless creativity and cultural clarity.
Thematically, backroads explores the allure of avoiding obstacles rather than confronting them—a narrative woven into its sonic identity. Samara’s vivid storytelling and textured vocals breathe through tracks laced with neo soul, indie-pop, hip hop, and spoken word. The project features top-tier production by D’Mile (Lady Gaga, Anderson .Paak), Two Fresh, and Malik Ninety Five (Playboi Carti, Doechii), and includes standout collaborations with Smino and Sherwyn.
Each track offers an introspective look at delusion and personal evolution, capturing the essence of Samara’s genre-defying artistry. Her sound never settles, instead expanding into new spaces with each note. backroads doesn’t merely exist—it pulses with intention. 
MCurrently, Samara is performing across the country in support of Smino’s Kountry Kousins Tour, which concludes June 22 in St. Louis. Handpicked by Smino himself, the tour has become more than a performance circuit—it’s a stage for authentic connection and musical alignment between the two artists.
With backroads, Samara Cyn marks a significant step in her creative journey, offering a strikingly original voice in the evolving landscape of contemporary music.cKee will also bring her catalog on tour this summer as she joins Kiesza on the Dancing and Crying Tour. The tour begins August 5 in Pittsburgh and wraps on September 27 at LA’s El Rey Theatre. Tickets are available now via bonniemckee.com.
