Some nights I dream of doors

"From the dusky boombap tales creeping up from the London cityscape onto his SoundCloud back in 2016, to the Afro-influenced art-pop sounds of debut album 'Some Nights I Dream of Doors', Obongjayar continues to deliver with a razor-sharp focus that embraces his experimental nature ... The protest-driven ['Message in a Hammer'], provoked by the state corruption and brutality of the SARS Nigerian Police Force, takes the political musings of Fela Kuti's afrobeat and blends with wurling synths and throbbing industrial grooves ... The rawness to his vocals add grit to a sound definitely polished, but not sanitised. '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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"Med Obongjayars debutalbum bliver vi ikke klogere på, hvad der egentligt er kernen i hans musikalske virke. De store kontraster, som udgør de spændende gnidninger i Obongjayars univers, bliver udlignet af letbenet afropop, der ender som et karaktermord på det ellers så iltre udtryk".

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"An auspicious, sonically diverse, engaging debut that works as a fine showcase of Steven Umoh's talents".

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