Northern junglist Nia Archives has just released her debut album, Silence Is Loud, a climactic 13-tracker that has been years in the making.
Since seizing everyone’s attention with “Headz Gone West” and the Forbidden Feelingz EP back in 2021, the world’s been clamouring for more and Nia has not faltered. Club and chart hits like the Brazilian-flavoured “Baianá”, her Yeah Yeah Yeahs refix “Off Wiv Ya Headz”, and her remix of Jorja Smith’s “Little Things” all proved she had staying power, and the new album confirms it.
To Nia’s credit, she hasn’t relied on any of those past glories to buoy the album, instead packing it with new, unheard or underappreciated productions. One such track, “Cards On The Table”, also just got a video.
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As with some of the other tracks on the project, “Cards On The Table” leans more on her singer-songwriter chops. There’s still a flighty breakbeat beneath it, but the stars of the show here are her heart-on-the-sleeve vocals and lyrics and the indie, almost Britpop guitar licks.
Nia Archives has been showing us her versatility beyond the jungle sphere since day one, but Silence Is Loud gives us the most comprehensive look yet.
Take it all in after the jump.
