2023-10-20
Lahai
Sampha
By Maeve C.
Lahai takes its name from Sampha’s paternal grandfather. His second album arrived on Young six years after Process, and he produced it with collaborators including El Guincho, Kwes, Kwake Bass, Teo Halm and Ricky Damian.
“Spirit 2.0” came first as a single in June, and “Only” followed in September. Yaeji, Ibeyi, Yussef Dayes and Morgan Simpson are among the guests, Owen Pallett arranged strings, and Léa Sen features on “What If You Hypnotise Me?”. The album topped the UK R&B albums chart, and Clash named it the best album of 2023.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 2023 Young): release date 20 October 2023.Independent corroboration: "released on 20 October 2023 through Young" after a six-year hiatus; named after his paternal grandfather; producers; collaborators including Owen Pallett (strings) and Léa Sen; singles "Spirit 2.0" (28 June 2023) and "Only" (6 September 2023); UK R&B No. 1; Clash album of the year.