Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer

In Our Headphones · Jun 1, 2023 · 3m

Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer from the 2023 album DREAMER on Ninja Tune.

In late April, Nabihah Iqbal dropped her long-awaited sophomore record Dreamer via Ninja Tune. Five years after the release of her debut, Weighing of the Heart, and six since Iqbal’s last EP under her former moniker Throwing Shade, the record is a resplendent re-introduction to the London-born artist, curator, broadcaster and lecturer. Blending elements of early ‘80s electronica, shoegaze, and trance with ruminative lyricism, it’s a record that hits the heart as much as it does the body.

The story behind the record starts in…