Sampha Shares New Short Film Just Hours Before His Album Drops

BYLavender AlexandriaUpdated on October 26, 2023476 Views

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Sampha performs on stage on Day 1 of Parklife festival at Heaton Park on June 9, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

The singer's first album in 6 years arrives tonight.

Sampha fans have been waiting a LONG time for a new project. The critical darling R&B singer last released a new project in 2017 with his debut Process. He hasn't been entirely quiet since then as he's popped up for a few features. He's teamed up with some of the biggest rappers around like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Stormzy. He also lent his voice to a few songs from electronica project SBTRKT.

Earlier this year he returned with his first new music in 2017. He dropped two singles before announcing a new album. Back in June he shared "Spirit 2.0" with fans which serves as the lead single for the new album. After announcing that his new album LAHAI was coming in October he dropped a second single. That track was called "Only" and arrived last month with even more fanfare than its predecessor. Now with the album only hours away Sampha shared a new 4-and-a-half minute short film to his YouTube channel. You can check out the entire video below.

Sampha Teases Album With A New Short Film

After announcing that he had a new album on the way Sampha also confirmed that he was going on tour. The tour begins on October 29 and will see him playing 16 shows across the US and in Europe. His new album LAHAI is due out tonight and it's got an impressive list of collaborators.

Dance music producer Yaeji provided contributions to the album. She is also credited as a co-writer on the short film Sampha released earlier today. The 14 track album is expected to draw massive critical acclaim, as the singer has for nearly everything he's released. Last year he teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for the highly acclaimed song "Father Time" from one of the most acclaimed albums of the year Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. What do you think of Sampha's new short film? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.