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Sijya embodies the wave of fresh ideas and distinctive musicianship emerging from South Asia. With records that showcase a defining commitment to originality without losing upon base instinct, and live shows that create immersive atmospheres, the New Delhi artist has emerged as one of the most hotly tipped up-and-coming talents from the region’s alternative music space.
The multi-faceted talent lays down textural abstractions of her inner monologue onto musical and visual canvases alike to deliver the most well-rounded artistic offerings. Dreamy untamed synth layers and raw rhythms come together with emotion-led vocal lines creating a concoction of art pop, downtempo and ambient discoverable through her debut single ‘Have To Make My Bed’ as part of boxout.fm’s compilation ‘SUCHI SELECTS’ and her debut EP ‘Young Hate’.
Released via Accidental Records, an institution known for launching artists with an independent-minded approach, ‘Young Hate’ and its respective music videos showcased Sijya’s creative stamp as an audio and visual artist at its most synchronous and far-ranging. The 6-track EP received support from notable outlets such as BBC 6Music, Crack Magazine, Kaltblut, NOWNESS, Mixmag, DJ Mag, NTS, Rolling Stone India, The Wild City, and Rinse.FM while Sijya has since been championed by the likes of Four Tet, Machinewoman, Openlab, NARR Radio and more. The release was also celebrated through guest remixes with the companion EP ‘Young Love’.
Meanwhile, Sijya has been extending her unique artistry to the live setting, opening for The Cinematic Orchestra on their India tour, performing on stages like Echoes of Earth and India Art Fair, delivering a Boiler Room set, creating a bespoke A/V show at Mumbai’s G5A and touring across the UK to perform at spaces like London’s Tate Modern, Café OTO, Servant Jazz Quarters, Bristol’s Trinity Centre and Dialled-In Festival. The tour also saw her lead workshops for Saffron UK, provide guest mixes for NTS and Noods Radio, and perform at YES Manchester alongside Nabihah Iqbal, for whom Sijya would also release a remix via the prominent label Ninja Tune. All of this within little more than a year of making her live debut with the coveted opening spot at the 2022 edition of India’s premier music festival Magnetic Fields.
