Sampha has shared an outtake from the sessions for his 2023 album Lahai. “Cumulus / Memory” was co-written with the xx’s Romy, who also sings on the track. Give the song a listen below.
“‘Cumulus’ was the first song I wrote for Lahai and the last one to be finished,” Sampha shared in a press statement. “Living with it for some time, I really feel like I wanted to share it with people.”
Last year, Sampha released a deluxe version of Lahai and collaborated with Romy on the single “I’m on Your Team.” He’s recently made guest appearances on new albums by Little Simz, John Glacier, and Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded.
Read about the Lahai single “Spirit 2.0” at No. 49 on “The 100 Best Songs of 2023.”