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Nia Archives
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Nia Archives
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Boys In Blue — played 2026-05-07
Vertical — played 2026-06-11
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Nia Archives — Boys In Blue
Played: 2026-05-07 (Segment 5) (TikTok)
British jungle and drum'n'bass artist (real name Jess Partridge), one of the most distinctive voices in UK club music. "Boys In Blue" is the lead single from her sophomore album Emotional Junglist (July 24, 2026, Island Records), produced with James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Blur), Ethan P. Flynn, and Julia Michaels — with guest appearances from Jorja Smith and Sampha. Written after a sudden breakup, the track was reframed as a victory song. Music video directed by Iris Luz, pulling from the visual language of Fiona Apple and PJ Harvey. Placement: opens the electronic segment with purpose — the Nia Archives / James Ford combination is a genuine meeting of worlds, jungle and indie production instincts finding the same frequency.
TikTok angle: Nia Archives announced new album Emotional Junglist this week, made with James Ford (producer of Arctic Monkeys and Blur). Boys In Blue, the lead single, was written after a breakup then reframed as a victory song. Played on the show the night it dropped. Delivery: mostly factual, "It sounds like one" is the only evaluative beat, delivered quietly.
Third single from Emotional Junglist (out 24 July 2026), the Leeds producer's second album, following her Mercury-nominated 2024 debut Silence Is Loud. "Vertical" pushes her alt-jungle into '90s electronica — she's cited Madonna's Ray of Light era and Björk for the reduced tempo and shimmer — capturing the euphoric early rush of new love. Opens the electronic run; the jungle-pivot story is the TikTok.
TikTok angle: A jungle producer slowed the tempo down and reached for '90s reference points — Madonna's Ray of Light era and Björk — previewing her second album, Emotional Junglist, the follow-up to her Mercury-nominated debut.
Nia Archives
Origin: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (based in Leeds/Manchester) · born September 1999 · active
Members: Solo artist (real name Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt)
Genre: Jungle, drum and bass, alt-jungle
Discography:
Headz Gone West (2021) — Hijinxx — debut EP
Forbidden Feelingz (2022) — Hijinxx — EP
Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against tha Wall (2023) — Hijinxx — EP
Silence Is Loud (2024) — Island/Hijinxx — debut studio album, Mercury Prize-nominated
Emotional Junglist (2026) — Island/Hijinxx — second studio album, produced with James Ford, Mercury Prize-nominated
Facts:
Her grandmother was part of the Windrush generation and ran a pirate radio station in Bradford; Nia taught herself production on Logic Pro at age twelve.
She successfully lobbied the MOBO Awards to introduce an Electronic/Dance category in 2022 — then won it.