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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2023 · 1H 2M

CLIV. Sampha | Lahai

from Album Mode · host Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley

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 / 10Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10, then 7.5/10 and finally 8/10P.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! ~DThe Love List: Suspended, What If You Hypnotise Me?, Dancing in Circles, Satelite Business, Spirit 2.0, Stereo Colour CloudTIME CODES:3:10 - Sampha, an electronic artist5:30 - Sampha’s best features8:43 - Similar to Mustafa?10:16 - What genre of music is this / don’t know what’s happening15:00 - Getting a beat drop but not what you think16:15 - The crackle effect18:46 - 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 - Suspended35:15 - Stereo-coloured cloud lyrics41:35 - Demar was there43:30 - He doesn’t need features47:00 - The cover50:44 - The score1:05:10 - Demar is here delivering the wordFollow us:YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumModeTikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrantSampha - Lahai / 2023 / electronic, soul, alternative R&B? This doesn't really have a genre

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 / 10Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10, then 7.5/10 and finally 8/10P.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! ~DThe Love List: Suspended, What If You Hypnotise Me?, Dancing in Circles, Satelite Business, Spirit 2.0, Stereo Colour CloudTIME CODES:3:10 - Sampha, an electronic artist5:30 - Sampha’s best features8:43 - Similar to Mustafa?10:16 - What genre of music is this / don’t know what’s happening15:00 - Getting a beat drop but not what you think16:15 - The crackle effect18:46 - 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 - Suspended35:15 - Stereo-coloured cloud lyrics41:35 - Demar was there43:30 - He doesn’t need features47:00 - The cover50:44 - The score1:05:10 - Demar is here delivering the wordFollow us:YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumModeTikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrantSampha - Lahai / 2023 / electronic, soul, alternative R&B? This doesn't really have a genre

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