Samuel Benjamin Cohen (born September 28, 1979) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York.

A founding member of the psychedelic rock and pop band Apollo Sunshine,[1] he released several albums with the group in the early 2000s.

[3] From 2012 through 2014, he was the Musical Director for the concert The Complete Last Waltz, which featured artists such as Nels Cline, Cass McCombs, and members of Dr. Dog, among others.

[7] About their sound on the album The New York Times wrote that "bouncy 60's-style melodies crack wide open, breaking into outbursts of pummeling and feedback before jumping back into the tune.

In November 2005, it was named to the Amazon.com Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in Rock list at number 5,[9] and the band was featured in Rolling Stone as an "Artist to Watch".

The song "We Are Born When We Die", appeared on the TV show Breaking Bad, during the 12th episode of the fourth season.

In February 2011 he released his debut album The Color as Yellowbirds,[18] on Brooklyn indie label Royal Potato Family.

Later on, Cohen, drummer Brian Kantor, multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman, and bassist Annie Nero made up a new lineup which remained consistent until disbanding in 2014.

[20] Eric Danton of Rolling Stone gave it a positive review, writing that "the new songs have a hazy summertime feel on arrangements that surround Cohen's reverb-soaked vocals with jangling guitars, propulsive basslines and lush string charts.

[21] Also in 2009, he contributed vocals, guitar, and bass to Sweetheart Rodeo by singer-songwriter Dawn Landes,[5] and in 2011 he produced the debut album by The Bandana Splits.

[3] Other projects include producing, engineering, and performing with several instruments the Blake Hazard album Eleanor Islands.

"[28] According to Rolling Stone in 2013, Yellowbirds "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens.