Nia Archives is jungle’s latest it lady – a moniker that she’s rightfully earned via her limitless championing and revamping of the style. With her newest EP, ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against The Wall’, she lands on a extra eclectic sound than on earlier releases and comes good on a promise she made final 12 months.
Speaking to NME in her first Big Read cowl story, the producer and DJ stated she wished to cease placing out songs she “hoped other people will like and approve of” and as a substitute be “honest and real with [herself]”. This new report is the fruits of that, that includes six “less ravey” tracks that discover a large number of feelings – from heartbreak, confusion and complacency – all talking on her life proper now.
That’s considered one of this EP’s largest strengths. ‘So Tell Me’ and ‘Conveniency’ present her ardour to create vivid songs that element the occasions when it’s important to let love die. The former explores whether or not it is best to stick with somebody in dangerous occasions, whereas the latter explicitly describes being unappreciated in a relationship: “And your priorities lately / So tell me is it me, is it me.” Both tracks dabble in additional subdued genres than the one Nia has made her title with up to now – ‘Conveniency’ getting into R&B territory and ‘So Tell Me’ colored with gentle rock – however she pulls off each with ease.
Elsewhere, the Bradford-born artist pulls out extra surprises, like a collaboration with Maverick Sabre on ‘No Need 2 Be Sorry, Call Me?’. Together with the soulful Irish singer, she creates an irresistibly mellow monitor that may make you concentrate on that particular somebody that’s persistently in your thoughts. It’s the EP’s shining second, Nia’s lilt complementing Sabre’s distinctive vocal fashion completely. Concise and uncomplicated in its lyricism, it solidifies Nia as a golden songwriter.
The likes of the high-octane bossa nova rework ‘Baianá’ and the lofty titular monitor let her manufacturing expertise stand out, nevertheless it’s her songwriting that actually takes the highlight on this EP. Less reliant on beats to get you shifting, its toned-down really feel makes you sit with Nia’s tales and see the individual behind the tunes she spins. Being capable of present a lot humanity and flexibility so early in her profession is very respectable and if this can be a glimpse of the long run, Nia Archives seems to be set to develop into an unstoppable generational expertise.
Details
- Label: Island Records/HIJINXX
- Release date: March 10, 2023