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Some Nights I Dream of Doors

Obongjayar

Some Nights I Dream of Doors

Debut album from the London-based Nigerian spoken word artist Steven Umoh

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
September Recordings
UK Release date
13/05/2022
US Release date
13/05/2022
  1. 8.0 |   DIY

    His distinctive voice, ranging from guttural lows to a glittering falsetto, is the tool he uses to sculpt out his vast sonic vision
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  2. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    With this assured debut, Obongjayar declares himself as an important artist; you don’t want to sleep on this guy
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    ‘Some Nights I Dream of Doors’ may shed the crudity that helped build intrigue around Obongjayar, but there’s enough here to excite the faithfuls and attract new members to ‘OB Dream Corp’
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  4. 8.0 |   Albumism

    The album is knitted together beautifully by the wonderful melodies, powerful lyrics and warm musicianship that Obongjayar and his co-writer Barney Lister have created to make an album that marks the full debut of an artist destined for great things
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    An auspicious, sonically diverse, engaging debut that works as a fine showcase of Steven Umoh’s talents
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  6. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The U.K.-based rapper-singer’s debut album homes in on his Nigerian roots, combining American R&B with African rhythms
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  7. 7.0 |   Crack

    Rather than rush out what we might have expected on his debut, Umoh displays the mark of an artist growing in confidence: the capacity to try something exposing and uncertain
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Obongjayar's distinctive voice and incredible energy guide his debut album, Some Nights I Dream of Doors, but at times it feels restrained
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