NIKI Serves Intimate Destruction In Lose

JAKARTA - NIKI released their newest single song entitled Lose. This material will be included in the list of his upcoming album, "Moonchild" made by the label 88Rising.

Unlike the songs on the mini album "Zephyr" (2018) which mostly adopted R&B beats. In the song Lose, NIKI carries a thick ballad nuance.

"Lose is an intimate ballad that records the internal dialogue that occurs when a person reaches a tipping point in a chaotic relationship," NIKI said in a press release, Sunday, August 16.

Lack of instruments, the song Lose really accentuates the voice of the singer whose real name is Nicole Zefanya. When the song was released on Friday, August 13, NIKI also released a video clip that was produced by director Tom Teller.

"We do it in one take. Just me and the piano in the room. Here we see 'Moonchild' talking to his guardian, The Moon, in a vulnerable moment of betrayal," said the 21-year-old singer.

"Moonchild" will be NIKI's first full album. There are ten songs on the album.

"Moonchild" is a youth exploration depicted in three phases symbolized by the shape of the moon; crescent moon (innocence, curiosity and initiating or partaking of something), half moon or eclipse (loss of hope and disappointment) and full moon (self discovery and strength).

The album, which was in the works for two years, offers an eclectic style --R&B, pop, urban, punk, country-- from ballad pianos to beautiful orchestras. NIKI collaborated with producer or writer Jacob Tay, collective producer of Bekon & the Donuts (Kendrick Lamar, SZA), and producer Montreal Pomo (Anderson. Paak, Mac Miller).