NAYANA IZ releases new single TNT
NAYANA IZ Shares brand new track ‘TNT’ Debut EP – ‘Smoke & Fly’ – confirmed for June 26th Out now on Different Recordings
“’how we do’ pummels multiple genres – tongue-twister, manifesto-like rap, Bollywood shadings, dub, cartoon pop and minimalist alt-electro – into submission. It’s thrilling to witness.”Sunday Times Culture
“She’s firmly in charge of her own narrative.”i-D
‘TNT’ is the brand-new track from NAYANA IZ – one of the UK’s most explosive new talents. Taken from her fast-approaching debut EP ‘Smoke + Fly’ (due out on June 26th), ‘TNT’ is out now on Different Recordings.
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NAYANA IZ is on a roll. Having introduced herself in the closing months of 2019 with debut track ‘how we do’, the 19-year-old Londoner is now gearing up for the release of her debut EP ‘Smoke + Fly’ and slowly taking the world by storm in the meantime. Newest offering ‘TNT’ comes hot on the heels of a fiendishly good double A-side release that Nayana dropped in April and lays down the gauntlet even further as to what to expect from her in the future.
Self-proclaimed to be born in London but made in India, Nayana’s music and spirit is an amalgamation of those two cultures. Growing up in North London, her musical education was a melting pot of everything – from jazz, pop and indie through to hip-hop and soul. As soon as she could start creating her own music, Nayana knew she wanted to mix the spirit of Indian language and dance (she is currently learning Hindi as well as classical Indian dance) in with all of the different music she had been raised on and empower young girls (particularly from her native land) to find their own authentic voice and too express themselves. Everything we’ve heard so far has effortlessly fulfilled these objectives and simultaneously marked Nayana out as one of the most fiercely unique new talents in the game.
‘TNT finds the NiNE8 Collective artist once again in full command as she fires a lyrical warning shot at those who attempt to deceive her. In her own words – “’TNT’ is about those people in disguise, undercover friends and acquaintances. ‘TNT’ is my message that I see through it all – like an x-ray. It’s named ‘TNT’ because I’m about to go off and confront it all; I’m done playing games and hiding. I live by straight honesty and loyalty now it’s time to surround myself with people alike.
The cover is a photo of my grandmother singing and thang-ta dancing when she was my age. At this time in her own life she had a lot of dark things happening in her life which she had just escaped. She still held her soul and this photo is the epitome of pureness to me – a place where I hope to be one day.” The video comes with its own accompanying video which has been directed by emerging creative duo Ethan & Tom (Flohio, The Murder Capital).
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