Sam Akpro returns with new single ‘Chicago Town’ and a sound which reveals yet another dimension to his ever-expanding capability. Out now on ANTI-, the track is a dream-like wandering down the mind’s dark alleys, countered with a heavy psychedelic freefall – a dichotomy that has made the Peckham-born artist one of this year’s most fascinating propositions. Following the success of his BBC 6 Music A-List track ‘Death By Entertainment’ and being declared by The Face as one of the 7 Names You Need To Know This Summer, the new single is a delivery on his promise.
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Co-produced alongside Shrink and Finn Billingham, with the sound itself illustrated and expanded by his band, the spirit of Sam Akpro’s music is rooted in friendship and the South London community in which he was born and raised. The track’s hypnotic energy and serrated edges befit his home city just as much as his surreal imagining of Chicago, encrypted in riddles that strike at personal truths.
“You may find yourself on different sides of a mirror at one point or another.” – is his characteristically elusive explanation of the track.
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‘Chicago Town’ follows on from the impact of his subversive second EP Arrival, which drew from post-rock to jazz through to dub, reggae and no-wave found fans in The Line of Best Fit, DIY, So Young, NME, DMY, Clash, Notion and more, as well as catching the ears of BBC 6 Music‘s Mary Anne Hobbs and BBC Radio 1‘s Jack Saunders.
Praise for Sam Akpro:
“Sam Akpro songs are magnificent collages that fuse together elements from all kinds of styles and erasto create something truly individual.” – The Line of Best Fit
“Sam Akpro created something in Brixton that only live music can bring: a visceral groove that you feel more than think.”-The Times”An artist with intensity at his core” – NME
“The musician continues to push against sonic boundaries, melding together jagged rhythms with dizzying guitars to produce something entirely unique.” –DIY
