There is a certain kind of artist who doesn’t just write songs—they construct entire worlds from them. Nikita is one of those artists. Her upcoming EP, Waiting, out May 16, is an immersive experience, a deeply layered meditation on the fragility of emotional states.
Take the lead single, “
Kill Her Mind,” for instance. Its hazy, reverb-drenched guitars call to mind the cavernous sonics of My Bloody Valentine, while Nikita’s aching vocal performance evokes the emotional intimacy of Sharon Van Etten. The song pulses with a dreamlike dissonance, a sonic manifestation of obsessive thoughts and restless anxiety. “It’s about wanting to let go but not being able to,” she explains. That tension—between release and resistance—permeates the entire EP.
Though Waiting is framed by the remnants of heartbreak, Nikita resists categorization. This is not a breakup record in the traditional sense. Instead, it is an excavation of time itself—how we sit in the quiet spaces between grief and clarity, between endings and rebirths.
A lifelong New Yorker, Nikita’s music channels the restless, relentless energy of the city. “I lived in LA for a while, and everything I wrote was softer, more delicate,” she notes. “But the moment I came back to New York, everything got heavier again. There’s something about the rhythm of this place that seeps into your bones.”
With upcoming performances at the Annie O Music Series at PAC NYC (March 8) and Arlene’s Grocery (April 22), Nikita is carving out a name for herself in the indie scene. If Waiting is any indication, she won’t be waiting in the shadows for long.
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