Process
The album that finally reveals a superstar. Sampha Sisay spent his nascent career becoming music’s collaborator à la mode—his CV includes impeccable work with the likes of Solange, Drake, and Jessie Ware—and *Process* fully justifies his considered approach to unveiling a debut full-length. It’s a stunning album that sees the Londoner inject raw, gorgeous emotion into each of his mini-epics. His electronic R&B sounds dialed in from another dimension on transformative opener “Plastic 100°C,” and “Incomplete Kisses” is an anthem for the broken-hearted that retains a smoothness almost exclusive to this very special talent. “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano,” meanwhile, makes a solid case for being 2017’s most beautiful song.
After singing with Solange, Drake, Kanye, and Frank, Sampha releases his debut LP. It’s a remarkable, meditative work, as he processes grief and navigates self-discovery.
You can get an idea of what Sampha sounds like by looking at a list of his previous collaborations: the production-focused pop of Jessie Ware, the forward-thinking R&B of Frank Ocean, the spry boom-bap of Drake and 40. You’ve heard his voice rise wryly on tracks by Kanye and both Knowles sisters, a rare trifecta of…
The musician's musician finally steps into the limelight with the breathtaking Process.
Sampha Sisay takes a break from helping out Drake, Solange and Frank Ocean to create a world all of his own
Our take on the debut from U.K. collaborator of Drake, Kanye West, Solange, Frank Ocean and more
The categorically elusive Sampha arrived in 2010 with a co-headlined SBTRKT collaboration and a solo EP, then became known more for supporting roles as a songwriter, producer, vocalist, and keyboardist.
Our February album of the month, Sampha lays bare his soul while darting between R'n'B, soul and melancholic pop with ease.
Whether you know it or not, you've probably heard Sampha's voice — on the chorus of Drake's "Too Much," maybe; haunting Beyoncé's "Mine"; on...
British singer Sampha Sisay (or just Sampha) is best known for his spellbinding vocal and production contributions to some of modern pop's upper echelons-from Kanye West to Drake, SBTRKT, and some stunning recent additions to Solange's most recent album.
Sampha, full name Sampha Sisay, has built his trade by being a reluctant artist. Tipped as a star on the rise at the beginning of the decade, his EP
The south London singer-producer’s debut is restless, action-packed and full of innovation
Sampha's debut album has been a long while in the making, but now after playing a supporting role to so many other artists it's his turn to shine.
'Process' by Sampha, album review by Gregory Adams. The full-length comes out on February 3rd via Young Turks. Sampha, plays February 6th in Chicago.
The British producer-singer who’s worked with Beyoncé, Drake and Kanye releases a powerful debut album of experimental R&B about death and grief
An astonishing debut that reveals things about the artist no one would have expected.