Nia Archives fires back at ex on fizzing single ‘Boys In Blue’ and announces new album ‘Emotional Junglist’

Nia Archiveshas announced her new album ‘EmotionalJunglist’ and shared the fizzing single ‘BoysInBlue’.

The Leeds jungle artist will release the follow-up to her 2024 debut ‘Silence Is Loud’ on July 24via Island Records, andithas been made alongside producersJames Ford(Arctic Monkeys, Blur), Ethan P. Flynn(FKA Twigs,David Byrne)andJulia Michaels(Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter).Jorja SmithandSamphaare set to feature on the record, and youcan pre-order/pre-save your copyhere.

She first teased the new record with her raw and vulnerable recent single ‘Danger’, and now she has followed that up with ‘Boys In Blue’, a pulsing, poppy track that takes aim at a partner that she has recently separated from.

Framing her ex as a police officer, she sings: “So go ahead and call the feds /You’velost it now,you’reout your head / To think that we once shared a bed / Nowyou’retrynaget me nicked instead”.

Watch the video, directed by Iris Luz, here:

Nia Archives – ‘EmotionalJunglist’tracklist:

1. ‘FeelingzGo Numb’
2. ‘AroundThaBend’
3. ‘Danger’
4. ‘Vertical’
5. ‘This Could Be’
6. ‘Dance With Me 2nite’
7. ‘Get Me Down’ (ft. Jorja Smith)
8. ‘Train Of Thought’
9. ‘Superlust’
10. ‘There GoesMaHead’
11. ‘Almost Always’
12. ‘Tender’ (ft. Sampha)
13. ‘The Darkest Hour’
14. ‘Lovers Grief’
15. ‘Boys InBlue’

She has also alreadysold-outa three-day run of dates, which kicked off on Friday (May 1) in Leeds, and will see her playinLondon’s Hackney Church on May 8 and in New York’s Bowery Ballroom on May 21.

She has also been announced for Jorja Smith and Tems’ curated day at All Points East 2026 in London, and she will also beperfoming at Sziget in Budapest in August.

Nia Archives’Mercury Prize-nominated debut LP was givena glowing four-star review byNME.“She exudes confidence and no longer hides her voice behind her wicked production skills,” it read.

“With each project, Nia waters the seeds of ideas and concepts she has planted throughout her discography. And, on her debut album, they all blossomed into a rich, self-reflective record that shows the artist beyond the beats.”

Last year,she also spoke toNMEabout the resurgence of jungle in recent years, and also opened upabout the creation of ‘EmotionalJunglist’.

“I just want to make a new album. I want to enjoy my life, go on a couple of holidays, play a few festivals and live the dream,” she said at the time. “I’ve already made a few songs, so I’m just excited to create a better album than I did last time. I’m a bit happier than I was [with ‘Silence Is Loud’], so hopefully it’s a happier album than before.”