Born in New York City and named after Dylan’s Vision of Johanna, Samuels subsequently moved to Los Angeles and was brought up on the sounds of classic songwriters of yesteryear. Having spent the best part of a decade honing her craft, carefully peeling away the layers until she found her own way to balance bright pop melodies with a drifting sense of melancholy.

More than just skin-and-bone, the songs here are comprised of lap steel, clarinet, Juno analog synthesisers, and more, and this rich instrumentation provides a swaying and elegant back-drop which helps bring Samuel’s stories beautifully to life. The five songs on Have A Good One are full of emotional and musical depth, each moment of darkness acutely balanced by a brightness that lifts these songs out of a shadows and into the hearts and minds of the listener.