Sinkane announces new album Mean Love, streams track "Hold Tight"
11 June 2014, 09:38
| Written by
Maya Hambro
Sudanese-born singer and multi-instrumentalist Sinkane, otherwise known as Ahmed Gallab, has revealed details of his new LP Mean Love.
The album will be the second solo effort from Gallab, a former member of Yeasayer, Of Montreal and Caribou, and is set for release on 1 September via City Slang and DFA in the U.S. The first single from the longplayer, “Hold Tight” dropped yesterday and sees Gallad pursuing a similar sound to the soul-fusion of his debut Mars.
Check out “Hold Tight” below.
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