Nakita

As a 17-year-old alt-pop newcomer, Nakita had a lot to prove with her 2016 debut ‘<a href="spotify:album:1cj94elKL0730UE4nsn7pd" data-name="Foolish Ones">Foolish Ones</a>’; a collection of five tracks dropped amidst a boon of female-fronted electro pop. Luckily, the young Cantabrian had some help in the form of a team of talented collaborators, including <a href="spotify:artist:1PX8bguYn6ba8NaBOJuu8A" data-name="Avalanche City">Avalanche City</a>&#39;s Dave Baxter, <a href="spotify:artist:4NreGMi3SKiRsKV7WmyyaC" data-name="Ruby Frost">Ruby Frost</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6iGRpCDnRmtqYF0tNjRoKJ" data-name="Benny Tipene">Benny Tipene</a> and producer Leroy Clampitt, the L.A-based Kiwi behind <a href="spotify:artist:1uNFoZAHBGtllmzznpCI3s" data-name="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a>&#39;s hit ‘<a href="spotify:track:09mhA1SJjMHniZPF4Hcihn" data-name="Company">Company</a>’.

‘Foolish Ones’ was an infectious introduction, earning Nakita upwards of 2 million streams across digital platforms. Tastemakers HillyDilly called her “one of the best new artists from the region” and Radio New Zealand dubbed her a “Lorde in waiting”.

2017’s follow-up ‘Vision’ promises to showcase an evolved version of Nakita; an 18-year-old channeling the growing pains of leaving home, moving to the big city and maturing as an artist. The cadre of talent is still there; Clampitt returns to the producing helm, and songwriters <a href="spotify:artist:0EIJLgdMEPVJlnkmjWcx5q" data-name="Matthew Young">Matthew Young</a>, Dave Baxter, Benny Tipene and <a href="spotify:artist:2gJqa0PdfSuLpoQlWAIAzn" data-name="Ezra Vine">Ezra Vine</a> chip in on collaborating duties. From the tropical pop hooks of lead single ‘<a href="spotify:track:2I6Pd2UCMTvIhHormtrjI2" data-name="In the Water">In the Water</a>’ to the world-worn intimacy of ‘Fight the Feeling’, ‘Vision’ is the perfect sophomore step for an artist destined for a long and promising run.