Sam Ryder discusses fronting Texas hardcore band Close Your Eyes

Sam Ryder has told NME of his past fronting a Texan hardcore band called Close Your Eyes.READ MORE: Sam Ryder: “Eurovision was the perfect point in my journey to throw all the chips on the table”The pop star and UK Eurovision entrant is NME‘s Big Read cover star for Christmas 2022, and talked about his Number One album ‘There’s Nothing But Space, Man!’ as well as his journey to get there.
Ryder began playing in the band The Morning After as a teenager –