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Lahai
R&B / Soul · 2023 · 14 tracks · 41m

Lahai

Sampha

A kaleidoscopic blend of rapid-fire piano, West African rhythms, and soaring falsetto. Intimate soul that feels both grounded in ancestry and floating in space.

October 20, 2023 · Young (5)

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A buoyant and spiritually inquisitive journey that trades heavy grief for a sense of wonder and movement.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 41m
01
Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman’s Dream)
2:58
02
Spirit 2.0
4:50
03
Dancing Circles
3:54
04
Suspended
3:05
05
Satellite Business
1:25
06
Jonathan L. Seagull
4:35
07
Inclination Compass (Tenderness)
3:08
08
Only
2:50
09
Time Piece
0:20
10
Can’t Go Back
3:41
11
Evidence
3:18
12
Wave Therapy
0:32
13
What If You Hypnotise Me?
3:38
14
Rose Tint
2:46
Moments Worth Listening For
The frantic, cascading piano runs on Spirit 2.0 that feel like a digital waterfall.
The sudden shift into a propulsive, jungle-influenced breakbeat during the climax of Only.
The choral-style vocal layering on Jonathan L. Seagull that creates a sense of communal flight.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Lahai sound next to the rest of Sampha's catalogue?

Layered Dense+1.8σ

The production is pushed notably harder into layered dense than this artist usually allows.

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