Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Sinkane, Lemuria/Cayetana/Mikey Erg, Jamie Lidell, Frank Turner, RHCP, Screaming Females, and more. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — If you’re looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift for a music lover, look no further than this week’s new releases. Brooklyn-based Sudanese multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Sinkane (aka Ahmed Gallab, former Yeasayer/Caribou/Of Montreal sid... more info

DrownedInSound — Ahmed Gallab gives us the lowdown on his feel-good sixth album more info

Stereogum — A decade ago, in an instantly notorious New Yorker piece called "A Paler Shade Of White," the critic Sasha Frere-Jones wrote sadly about how, as he saw it, indie rock had abandoned any sense of rhythm. Frere-Jones wrote about going to see Arcade Fire... more info

Stereogum — Sinkane's Life & Livin' It is a fascinating blend of genres, indicative of what Ahmed Gallab has been working towards throughout his decade-long career in making music. It's a mix of buoyant Afropop, jazz, and rock, made with an ear that has heard th... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Ahmed Gallab, the former indie rock supporting player and current dance-pop auteur, will release his new album Life & Livin' It. We've already posted his "U'Huh" video, and today he's shared another one for his superbly funky, horn-driven... more info

DrownedInSound — Ahmed Gallab aka Sinkane discusses one of his favourite LPs, one that was highly influential for his new album more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Ahmed Gallab has lined up a world tour for early 2017. more info

Nialler9 — Some sunshine on a wet Dublin day. Ahmed Gallab’s Sinkane project which gave us 2014’s album highlight Mean Love has news of a followup. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Live & Livin' It' is out in February on City Slang. Continue reading… more info