Nia Wyn – Love I Can’t Ruin
Nia Wyn - Love I Can't Ruin
Release Date: 19th February 2020
Nia Wyn hails from North Wales
and survived growing up in a small town through the soul music she found in
charity shop record bins. The result of that well spent youth is that we
finally, finally, finally have a worthy heir to the long-vacated Amy Winehouse
throne. Now, don’t get me wrong, Wyn is no copyist but instead she is a deeply
soulful artist with a hugely impressive voice and a fresh take on music – that’s
what makes this such a delicious EP. Shall we?
Opening with ’10 Seconds’, Wyn
eases us into the record with funky guitars and lavish keys leaving plenty of
space for that distinctive vocal to introduce itself to the listener. Next up
is ‘Stay in Your Lane’ (a phrase I normally despise), a track that melds old
soul with new world views and Wyn’s direct take on the doubters, nay-sayers and
down-bringers. The title track, ‘Love I Can’t Ruin’, has such an authentic sound
and honest lyrics that it’s impossible not to get swept away with it; “I want a
love so pure, even I can’t ruin it” is a sentiment we’ve all felt at some
point, right?
After the stuttering yet direct interlude
of ‘Last Warning’ we come to the piece de la resistance in the shape of closing
track ‘Castaway’. Opening with a sample of Boris Johnson’s ‘bus’ interview over
some funked up guitars, Wyn soon gets to setting the record straight by
spitting out lines like “Fear is a powerful drug when more people die from
benefits cut. Makes you ask who are the thugs? Just Tweeting about it ain’t
enough, what else are we supposed to do?” I’m genuinely blown away by this EP
from an artist at such an early stage in their life/career so, y’know, get
involved. Just like Paul Weller has.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/niawynmusic/
Live Dates:
1st May – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
w/Paul Weller
2nd May – UEA, Norwich
w/Paul Weller
4th May – Winter Gardens,
Margate w/Paul Weller
5th May – Cliffs Pavillion,
Southend w/Paul Weller
6th May – New Theatre,
Oxford w/Paul Weller
14th May – Guildhall,
Portsmouth w/Paul Weller
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