NIA ARCHIVES SHARES ESOTERIC JUNGLE TUNE WITH JORJA SMITH “GET ME DOWN”
NIA ARCHIVES SHARES ESOTERIC JUNGLE TUNE WITH JORJA SMITH
“GET ME DOWN”
EMOTIONAL JUNGLIST COMING FRIDAY JULY 17 PRE-ORDER NOW
Today, the darling of jungle Nia Archives links up with one of the UKs most cherished voices Jorja Smith for “Get Me Down”, the fourth single from her forthcoming new album Emotional Junglist out Friday July 17th via Islands Records. One for the jungle purists with its thudding baselines and atmospheric, angelic vocal synergy, they’ve blessed fans with a video directed by Nia and her close friend and collaborator Jay Douglas featuring the girls performing and dancing to the track in a futuristic, silvery empty club esque space. They debuted the track together live last night at an exclusive event at the Código1530 Penthouse in London. Starting this weekend, Nia will embark on her 6-date b2b tour across the UK that’ll see her share the decks with Sexy Lady Massive, Clipz, Nectax (Up Ya Archives), Worsleyy (Up Ya Archives), Chimpo, Cheff The Boy and Janaway (Up Ya Archives).
Speaking on the collab, Jorja shares:
"I loved working with Nia in the studio; it was so inspiring watching her work. Find plug ins, mess around with my vocal. I’m such a fan of hers!!”
Nia adds:
“Very gassed to have worked with Jorja on this album, my first ever feature!! Feels like a full circle moment since I did the little things remix in 2023. Working with Jorja is so seamless and we had a lot of fun in the studio - this is one of my favourite tracks on the album”
If it’s not yet apparent by the release of earlier singles including the flirtatious and X-rated “Danger” and subversive take on the culmination of a relationship “Boys In Blue”, and the 90s electronic tinged “Vertical” Emotional Junglist promises an album about love – but not just the shimmering romantic parts. Written throughout 2025 – a year that saw Nia fall in, and horrifically back out of, love – each track will encompass something of the experience. Marking her biggest sonic leap to date, her alt-jungle sound honed alongside James Ford (Arctic Monkey’s, Blur), Ethan P. Flynn (FKA Twigs, David Byrne) and Julia Michaels (Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter), will see her flirt with everything from dewy-eyed indie pop and nineties electronica, underscored by the syncopated beats and thudding basslines of her jungle roots with a tracklist that features Jorja Smith and Sampha. The motif for the album is a shell – tough on the outside, but through pressure, maturation and resilience, something precious is built within. Nodding to the female form, the spiral chamber also symbolizes growth and self-development.
Last month, Nia took her debut live show on a run of exclusive, sold-out intimate show dates in Leeds, London and NYC and this Summer taking the set up to Forbidden Fruit Festival in Dublin, Parklife in Manchester and Sonar Barcelona. These shows have received a raucous reception from fans new and old, as this exciting new era begins to unfold IRL. You can catch Nia Archives at All Points East this Summer alongside Jorja Smith and Tems.
As part of the activations around “The Music Is Black: A British Story” exhibition, co-curated with Rendezvous Projects, Up Ya Archives took over V&A East. The programme explored jungle’s evolution and the East London communities, pirate radio stations, record shops and DIY infrastructures that shaped it. Featuring Tim Reaper, DJ Flight, NAINA and SELECTACEE, the event took place across a variety of DJ sets, talks, workshops and screenings.
ABOUT NIA ARCHIVES:
Bradford born, Leeds raised, ever since releasing her debut single “Sober Feels” in 2020 (self-funded by her student loan), Nia has become a poster girl for jungle’s revival. Growing up in Leeds, her musical indoctrination was a family affair with introductions to production software, gospel at church, and soon discovering everything from jungle to R&B on local pirate radio. From her pre-teen years, Nia would geek out over breakbeats in her bedroom, but as an artist she pushed the mould by bringing an unexpected vulnerability to the bangers. With a slew of critically acclaimed EPs under her belt - Headz Gone West, Forbidden Feelingz and Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall - and most recently her epoch-making debut album Silence Is Loud, her rise has been nothing short of colossal. Alongside support from The Guardian, PItchfork, British Vogue, The Fader, Crack, Mixmag, The Face, British GQ (Man Of The Year honoree 2024) and many more, she has multiple MOBO and BRIT Award nominations (she made history as the first jungle artist to earn three career BRIT Award nominations, securing nods for Artist of the Year and Best Dance Act at the 2025 BRIT Awards, following a 2023 "Rising Star" nomination), has opened for Beyonce on her Renaissance World Tour and remixed Jorja Smith, Fred Again and Jamie XX. A CP Company and Chopova Lowena favourite, she’s also worked with brands like Burberry, Dior, Nike, Corteiz and Apple.
ABOUT JORJA SMITH:
Since bursting onto the scene with "Blue Lights" a decade ago, Jorja Smith has become one of Britain's most distinctive voices in R&B — her 2018 debut album Lost & Found won the Brit Critics' Choice Award, earned a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. She followed it with 2021's falling or flying and has lent her voice to collaborations with Drake, Kali Uchis and Stormzy along the way. Her third album, What Are The Odds, arrives on 21 August 2026 via FAMM — a twelve-track, dance-led record produced by longtime collaborator P2J, drawing on UK Garage, Grime, 2-Step, UK Funky, Soulful House and Afro House, with features from Wizkid and Devlin. The album is preceded by lead single "Alive," a warm, atmospheric collaboration with Wizkid accompanied by a Gabriel Trautmann-directed video shot in Paris.
B2B TOUR DATES
Jul 11 2026 - Sheffield, FORGE - Sexy Lady Massive (Selectacee + Betsy Mae)
Jul 14 2026 - Kingston, CIRCUIT - CLIPZ
Jul 16 2026 - Newcastle, NX - Nectax
Jul 17 2026 - Manchester, The White Hotel - Worsleyy + Chimpo
Jul 18 2026 - Bristol, Shrendenhams - Cheff The Boy
Jul 23 2026 - Brighton, Quarters - Janaway
Emotional Junglist Album Artwork:
TRACKLIST
1. Feelingz Go Numb
2. Around Tha Bend
3. Danger
4. Vertical
5. This Could Be…
6. Dance With Me 2nite
7. Get Me Down (feat. Jorja Smith)
8. Train Of Thought
9. Superlust
10. There Goes Ma Head
11. Almost Always
12. Tender (feat. Sampha)
13. The Darkest Hour
14. Lovers Grief
15. Boys In Blue
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Photo Credit: Ivor Lawson-Adamah
