Ever since releasing her debut single Sober Feels in 2020 (self-funded by her student loan), Nia has become a poster girl for jungle’s revival. Growing up in Leeds, her musical indoctrination was a family affair with introductions to production software, gospel at church, and soon discovering everything from jungle to R&B on local pirate radio. From her pre-teen years, Nia would geek out over breakbeats in her bedroom, but as an artist she pushed the mould by bringing an unexpected vulnerability to the bangers. With her new album, Emotional Junglist, Archives seeks to double down even further. Like the legacy of the punk movement, Nia’s interest lies not just in jungle’s sound, but in its spirit. “People know my rave girl era; this album is for the post-rave experience. I want to feminise junglism and celebrate the female gaze. I hope that other women and girls find parts of themselves in it.