Photography Tom Ordoyno, styling Akeem SmithMusicNewsSampha sings on two unreleased new songsThe UK singer-songwriter lends his unique voice to two new tracks recorded for a project with XL Recordings boss Richard RussellShareLink copied ✔️March 14, 2017MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Sampha made a name for himself as a collaborator, working with artists like Drake, Solange, Frank Ocean and more over the years. More recently, however, he’s been in the headlines as a solo artist, releasing his stellar debut album Process last month. Still, never one to rest on his laurels, the UK singer-songwriter has lent his vocals to two tracks made with XL Recordings boss Richard Russell. Russell is currently at work on a project titled Everything Is Recorded, set to feature a range of guest collaborators ranging from Brian Eno to Damon Albarn to Peter Gabriel. It also features Sampha on at least two tracks, as DIY report: “Close But Not Quite” and the title track “Everything Is Recorded”, both of which got an airing on a recent radio show with Richard Russell broadcast on Reprezent for The xx’s Night + Day concerts. The tracks start at the 54-minute and 1-hour 13-minute marks respectively – listen below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 202610 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsZukovstheworld on the UK Ug scene: ‘It’s modern pop music’The only tracks you need to hear from December 202511 alt Christmas anthems for the miserable and brokenhearted Last Days: The opera exploring the myth of Kurt CobainHow hip-hop is shaping the fight for Taiwan’s futureNew York indie band Boyish: ‘Fuck the TERFs and fuck Elon Musk’The 5 best Travis Scott tracks... according to his mum