FADER PREMIERE
Sudanese songwriter Ahmed Gallab aka Sinkane is currently prepping Mean Love, his fourth solo full-length under that moniker. "Hold Tight"—the record's groovy and soulful first single—is a sleepily wrought ballad featuring Gallab's satin falsetto (You want me/ you call me/ you want me for reaaaal) over warm, liquid guitars and a smartly simple, gloriously funky bassline. Mean Love drops September 2nd via DFA. He's on tour this fall, too, including several dates with another multi-instrumentalist, Helado Negro.
Stream: Sinkane, "Hold Tight"
Tour dates:
08.02.14 - The LOT LIC- Queens, NY
09.04.14 - First We Take Berlin Festival - Berlin, DE
09.05.14 - Grelle Forelle - Vienna, AT
09.06.14 - Deep into the Woods Festival - Heer-Sur-Meuse, BE
09.07.14 - Into the Great Wide Open - Vlieland, NL
09.09.14 - Tivoli - Utrecht, NL
09.10.14 - La Badadoum - Paris, FR
09.11.14 - Shacklewell Arms - London, UK
09.12.14 – La Peniche - Lille, FR
09.13.14 – Big Next Festival - Gent, BE
09.16.14 - Scorpitone Festival - Nantes, FR
09.18.14 - Palace - St. Gallen, CH
09.20.14 - Reeperbahn Festival - Hamburg, DE
10.01.14 - Casa del Popolo - Montreal, QC *
10.02.14 - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge - South Burlington, VT *
10.03.14 - Cafe 939 - Boylston, MA *
10.04.14 - Iron Horse - Northampton, MA *
10.05.14 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY *
10.07.14 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA *
10.08.14 - DC9 - Washington, DC *
10.09.14 - The Southern - Charlottesville, NC *
10.11.14 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY *
10.12.14 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *
10.13.14 - Turf Club - Saint Paul, MN *
10.17.14 - Barboza - Seattle, WA *
10.18.14 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
10.19.14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA *
10.21.14 - Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
10.22.14 - Casbah - San Diego, CA *
10.23.14 - Last Exit Live- Phoenix, AZ *
10.24.14 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ *
10.26.14 - Empire Control Room - Austin, TX *
10.27.14 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA *
10.28.14 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL *
10.29.14 - Exit In - Nashville, TN *
10.30.14 - Ohio State University (Wexner Center) - Columbus, OH *
11.1.14 - Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA *
11.02.14 - SOBs - New York, NY
* with Helado Negro
