Nia Archives announces debut album ‘Silence Is Loud’, shares sentimental title track

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Nia Archives has announced her debut album ‘Silence Is Loud’ – you can listen to the title track below.The Bradford-born producer, DJ and songwriter is due to release the 13-song record on April 12 via HIJINXX/Island (pre-order/pre-save here).

It’ll contain the previous singles ‘So Tell Me’, ‘Crowded Roomz’ and ‘Forbidden Feelingz’.Per a press release, the forthcoming collection will see Nia explore “loneliness and the intense potential power of silence (something louder than noise could ever be)” as well as “relationships, family, navigating her 20s and more”.The artist worked on ‘Silence Is Loud’ with the songwriter and producer Ethan P.

Flynn (FKA Twigs, David Byrne). Nia said she wanted it to be taken in as a full body of work that was “more song-focussed, putting interesting sounds on jungle”.Her sentimental new single, also called ‘Silence Is Loud’, is a celebration of the unconditional love she has for her brother.

The track boasts “sonic elements of soaring indie and gloomy Britpop”.“And if I aint got you around/ Then I’m lost and I don’t wanna be found/ You’re the only thing keeping me sound/ And without you the silence is loud,” Nia sings on the cut.