Sampha has revealed the details of his next album: Lahai lands on October 20 via Young. The follow-up to 2017’s Process includes the recent single ‘Spirit 2.0’, as well as a new track, ‘Only’, which is accompanied by a video Sampha directed in collaboration with Dexter Navy. Check it out below and scroll down for Lahai‘s cover art and tracklist.
Named after Sampha’s paternal grandfather, Lahai features contributions from Yaeji, Léa Sen, Sheila Maurice-Grey of Kokoroko, Ibeyi, black midi’s Morgan Simpson, Yussef Dayes, Laura Groves, El Guincho, and Kwake Bass. After bringing his Satellite Business live show to London in October, Sampha will kick off his tour in support of the new LP; find the list of dates below, too.
Lahai Cover Artwork:
Lahai Tracklist:
1. Stereo Colour Cloud (shaman’s dream)
2. Spirit 2.0
3. Dancing Circles
4. Suspended
5. Satellite Business
6. Jonathan L. Seagull
7. Inclination Compass (Tenderness)
8. Only
9. Time Piece
10. Can’t Go Back
11. Evidence
12. Wave Therapy
13. What If You Hypnotise Me?
14. Rose Tint
Sampha 2023 Tour Dates:
October 12 – London, UK – St John at Hackney Church
October 13 – London, UK – St John at Hackney Church
October 14 – London, UK – St John at Hackney Church
October 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
October 29 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
November 1 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
November 4 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
November 7 – New York City, NY – Webster Hall
November 11 – Washington D.C. – Howard Theatre
November 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
November 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
December 4 – Berlin, DE – Theater Des Westens
December 5 – Amsterdam, NL – Royal Theatre Carré
December 7 – Paris, FR – Cirque d’Hiver