Lahde ‘Sunshine’ - Stepping Boldly Into the Light

With her new project Sunshine, rising artist Lahde stands squarely in her truth — radiant, complex, and utterly unafraid. The album’s release marks a moment of transition for the Nigerian-born, London-based artist, who has crafted a body of work that feels both intimate and explosive.

A seamless blend of R&B, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, and Alternative sounds, Sunshine is a luminous study in contrasts — softness meets power, sensuality meets strength. “It’s about embracing all the sides of myself — the bold, the soft, the strong, the sensual,” Lahde shares. “It’s a celebration of being multidimensional and unapologetic, and it represents the light I want to share with the world.”

Divided into two parts, Sunshine reflects the transitions that define both the seasons and selfhood. The first part lands at the dawn of autumn — a time of change and release — while the second, due in November, arrives as the season settles into its reflective close. The timing feels symbolic, perfectly mirroring Lahde’s thematic focus on evolution, identity, and acceptance.

There’s a fluidity in Sunshine — not just in genre, but in perspective. Across the album, Lahde doesn’t shy away from exploring contradiction: joy coexisting with heartbreak, confidence with vulnerability, and sensuality with introspection. It’s music that refuses to choose between light and shadow — instead, it thrives in both.

Leading the project is “All Night,” a striking single that captures Lahde’s duality in full color. On first listen, it’s a party record — infectious, shimmering, built to move. But listen closer, and something deeper surfaces. Beneath the glossy production and pulsing rhythm, “All Night” reveals itself as a late-night confessional — a track that dances at the edge of heartbreak, craving escape but haunted by introspection.

The story unfolds like a night out that blurs into memory: bodies in motion, flashing lights, the fleeting comfort of noise. But when the music fades, the loneliness lingers. Lahde’s lyrics cut through the haze, capturing the hollow ache beneath the euphoria. It’s that tension — the interplay between outer celebration and inner reckoning — that makes “All Night” so compelling.

For Lahde, “All Night” wasn’t just another single — it was a turning point. “It made me realize that going back to my heritage wasn’t just an option—it was the next step of my artistry,” she reflects. The song’s creation became a process of reconnection: with her Nigerian roots, with her own voice, and with the patience required to trust the creative journey.

That reclamation of identity threads through Sunshine as a whole. The album doesn’t simply nod to cultural influences; it embodies them. From rhythm to melody, Lahde infuses the record with a sense of homecoming — both sonic and spiritual. The Afrobeat undercurrents and percussive warmth carry her storytelling with confidence, grounding her emotional candor in rhythmic authenticity.

There’s a reason Lahde chose Sunshine as the title. It’s not about brightness for its own sake — it’s about illumination, the act of seeing oneself clearly, shadows included. The light in Lahde’s music doesn’t erase darkness; it defines it.

Across the album, she captures the complexity of becoming a woman in full: balancing strength with softness, ambition with sensitivity, desire with self-awareness. It’s a reflection of her generation’s creative ethos — one that values honesty over perfection, evolution over expectation.

With Sunshine, Lahde emerges not as an artist chasing trends, but as one shaping her own orbit. She embodies the confidence of someone who’s done the inner work — who’s learned that real power is found not in reinvention, but in returning to oneself.