Nia Archives

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“To be an Emotional Junglist is to feel everything and nothing all at once,” says Nia. “It’s to be calm yet chaotic, sane yet manic – up, down and sideways. The emotional spectrum I experience is vast, and I think this album reflects that depth completely.” 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.” Throughout her career, Nia has continued to blaze a trail of innovation. In 2022, she wrote an open letter calling out the MOBOs for not having a dedicated electronic/dance music category. They took her feedback on board, eventually introducing an award – and Archives became its first ever winner. She made history as the first jungle artist to earn three career BRIT Award nominations, securing nods for Artist of the Year and Best Dance Act at the 2025 BRIT Awards, following a 2023 "Rising Star" nomination. She also founded her own label, Up Your Archives, which allows her to nurture and support new dance music talent, while affording her more space for experimentation in her own right. Up Your Archives is her commitment to jungle. Nia can play an underground rave one night and open for Beyoncé’s Renaissance World To