- Anvilicious: Some of his songs can come across as this, notably "Dead Boys", "Long Way Off", and "Saturday".
- Epic Riff: "Seventeen Going Under", "Get You Down", "The Borders" and "Will We Talk?".
- Friendly Fandoms: With Bruce Springsteen fans, as Bruce is a major influence on Fender's work.
- Harsher in Hindsight: In "You're Not The Only One", Sam mentions having "this place on lockdown" as a way of cheering his depressed friend up. Come 2020 and the Covid pandemic puts the world on lockdown, which lead to worse mental health for many individuals.
- Paranoia Fuel: "Play God" is this, being based on Big Brother from 1984, claiming that not even the Queen is safe from his watch.
- Signature Song: "Seventeen Going Under", "Hypersonic Missiles", and "Will We Talk" are easily his most popular songs.
- Song Association: "Play God" is used in FIFA 19 and "Get You Down" is used in FIFA 22.
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