This week Démar and Adriel discuss Sampha's second studio album 'Lahai', its ability to defy genre, Sampha's poetic songwriting and whether it's already the album of the year.

Démar’s rating: 9.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10, then 7.5/10 and finally 8/10

P.S. I saved Adriel's entire career on this one. He was gonna give this album a 6.5 outta 10. 6.5!!!! This is probably gonna be the album of the year! ~D

The Love List: Suspended, What If You Hypnotise Me?, Dancing in Circles, Satelite Business, Spirit 2.0, Stereo Colour Cloud

TIME CODES:

3:10 - Sampha, an electronic artist
5:30 - Sampha’s best features
8:43 - Similar to Mustafa?
10:16 - What genre of music is this / don’t know what’s happening
15:00 - Getting a beat drop but not what you think
16:15 - The crackle effect
18:46 - Demar praises a slow song
20:19 - Trap drums making it American / keeping its pace (the tick)
24:54 - Final Fantasy keys
28:20 - Get rid of all the regular shit
28:50 - Suspended
35:15 - Stereo-coloured cloud lyrics
41:35 - Demar was there
43:30 - He doesn’t need features
47:00 - The cover
50:44 - The score
1:05:10 - Demar is here delivering the word

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Sampha - Lahai / 2023 / electronic, soul, alternative R&B? This doesn't really have a genre