Samia is an American indie folk and indie rock singer-songwriter, born in New York City in 1996, running in the same lanes as Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Snail Mail. Her debut The Baby (2020) drew critical attention, and Honey (2023) kept the streak going — start with either. Browse Samia vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Samia Najimy Finnerty, performing as Samia, was born in New York City on November 21, 1996 to actress Kathy Najimy (of Sister Act 1992, The View) and producer / lead singer of the Dan Band Dan Finnerty. She launched her recording career in the late 2010s with Grand Jury Music releases. Her 2020 debut The Baby received critical attention. Her 2023 follow-up Honey continued her trajectory. She has been associated with the contemporary indie folk and singer-songwriter scenes alongside contemporaries like Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, and Snail Mail.
Samia's sound combines indie folk, indie rock, alternative rock, indie pop, folk pop, and singer-songwriter with her distinctive vocal delivery, atmospheric production approaches, and lyrical content addressing relationships, identity, and personal experience drawing on confessional songwriting traditions alongside contemporary indie folk influences.
Grand Jury Music pressings of the Samia catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Samia typically start with The Baby (2020) or Honey (2023).
