Nia Archives has released her highly anticipated second album, Emotional Junglist, via Island Records, marking her most ambitious project to date.
Written throughout 2025, the album explores themes of love, heartbreak and personal growth while pushing her signature alt-jungle sound into new territory. The record features previously released singles “Danger”, “Boys In Blue”, “Vertical” and “Get Me Down” featuring Jorja Smith, alongside collaborations with Sampha, Ethan P. Flynn, Julia Michaels and producer James Ford.
Coinciding with the album’s release, Nia has shared a black-and-white video for “There Goes Ma Head”, directed by Ivana Bobic, capturing the artist moving through a dark, high-energy club in a striking one-take visual.
Speaking on the album, Nia explained: “To be an Emotional Junglist is to feel everything and nothing all at once. It’s to be calm yet chaotic, sane yet manic – up, down and sideways. The emotional spectrum I experience is vast, and I think this album reflects that depth completely. Being in your mid-20s, you’re figuring out who you are, exploring your sexuality… I think people kind of get stuck in girlhood, but really and truly, I’m 26 and I feel like I’m entering womanhood.”
The release arrives as Nia continues her UK back-to-back tour before appearing at All Points East next month alongside Jorja Smith and Tems.
Listen to Emotional Junglist below.