NEW YORK (band)

NEW YORK
NEW YORK performing at PAGEANT in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 25, 2024
NEW YORK performing at PAGEANT in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 25, 2024
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2022–present
Label
  • Relaxin Records
Members
  • Coumba Samba
  • Gretchen Lawrence

NEW YORK is an electronic and art pop duo originally from London, consisting of artists Coumba Samba and Gretchen Lawrence.[1] Both Samba and Lawrence work as contemporary artists; Samba grew up in Harlem and Senegal, and Phillips is from Estonia.[2] Their debut album, No Sleep Till NY was released in 2022. The duo is known for using experimental sampling and disaffected vocal delivery in their music.[3] As of 2025, the pair live in New York City.[4]

History

Lawrence and Samba met during the COVID-19 pandemic, after Samba moved into a council estate apartment that Phillips was living in. The two bonded over shared musical references such as Electro, footwork, pop music, DJ Assault, M.I.A., Felix da Housecat, and DJ Rashad.[5] The first beat that the duo made together used voice recordings of Coumba singing Taylor Swift and Chief Keef.[6]

Both Samba and Lawrence have careers in the contemporary art world, with Samba primarily working as a sculptor, and Lawrence having a background in performance art and installation.[7][8][9]

They have opened for acts such as Bar Italia, and Smerz.[10]

Discography

Albums

  • No Sleep Till N.Y. (2022, self-released)
  • Rapstar* (2024, Relaxin Records)
  • Push (2025, self-released EP)

Singles

  • night n day (2023, self-released)
  • think of you / 2am (2025, self-released double single)
  • together (2025, self-released)

References

  1. ↑ Interview Magazine. “Introducing New York, a Girl-Pop Group From London.” Interview Magazine, 19 Sept. 2024. (https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/introducing-new-york-a-girl-pop-group-from-london?)
  2. ↑ D’Souza, Shaad. “One to Watch: New York, London Duo No Sleep Till NY.” The Guardian, 24 Feb. 2024. (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/24/one-to-watch-new-york-london-duo-no-sleep-till-ny?)
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Review. D'Souza, Shaad. Rapstar* (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/new-york-rapstar/)
  4. ↑ Zhang, Cat. “New York Are Tumblr Girls at Heart.” The Cut, 9 Oct. 2025. [3](https://www.thecut.com/article/new-york-band-gretchen-lawrence-coumba-samba-interview.html?)
  5. ↑ Zhang, Cat. “New York Are Tumblr Girls at Heart.” The Cut, 9 Oct. 2025. (https://www.thecut.com/article/new-york-band-gretchen-lawrence-coumba-samba-interview.html?)
  6. ↑ Greenwald, Zoey. Document Journal. “Experimental Pop Duo NEW YORK’s ‘rapstar*’ Maintains an Artful Anonymity.” Document Journal, Sept. 2024. (https://www.documentjournal.com/2024/09/new-york-music-coumba-samba-gretchen-lawrence-pop-experimental-music-rapstar/)
  7. ↑ Mousse Magazine. “High Flash: Coumba Samba — Camila Palomino.” Mousse Magazine. (https://www.moussemagazine.it/magazine/coumba-samba-camila-palomino-2024/)
  8. ↑ Leniarska, Tosia. EM-IS10: Coumba Samba Interview (PDF). Drei, Cologne. (https://drei.cologne/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EM-IS10_COUMBASAMBA.pdf)
  9. ↑ Mousse Magazine. "Gretchen Lawrence and Maragaret Tashkova." https://www.moussemagazine.it/magazine/gretchen-lawrence-margaret-tashkova-jennys-hosted-by-galerina-new-york-2025/
  10. ↑ Heavy Trip. “NEW YORK.” (https://heavy-trip.com/new-york?)
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