“Sweet and sleazy” – So Young Magazine
“if you need a new addition to your emotional drunk bus ride home playlist, look no further” – DIY
“Live, Samman translates his indulgently self-flagellant lyricism into words that the crowd sings back with unpretentious joy…a high-energy, communal experience that discarded the head-nodding conventions of London’s current alternative music scene.” – ERA Journal
“Deep, connected lyricism and tales of friendship and identity.” – Gigwise
Ziyad Al-Samman is your new favorite habibi music maker. Brought up in Amman, Jordan and now living deep in London’s belly he’s been quietly brewing his psychedelic-disco-pop and crafting his tales of friendships, love and his place in the world.
Crooning vocals sit over poppy synth and swooning guitars to create an upbeat psychedelic-disco-pop sound with a middle Eastern flavour and a dreamy sound that nods towards the early rock and roll of Roy Orbison and Edwin Collins.
Ziyad’s discography thus far provides a little cinema and romance for our ears, with a new EP on the way and plenty of party bangers up his sleeve for 2024.
