Nilüfer Yanya

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Nilüfer Yanya is a 27-year-old singer/songwriter from West London. After several years of hitting small stages with her guitar, Nilüfer broke through in 2016 with a series of soulful, indie-pop EPs and singles. Justin Richmond spoke with Nilüfer in April, just after her performance at Coachella, about the release of her second album, PAINLESS. The album’s tracks are laden with electronic drums and raucous guitar. They play like a diary entry, wrenched with heartbreak, loss, and hope.

On today’s episode Nilüfer talks about the collaborative songwriting process she has with her producer, Will Archer and friend, saxophonist, Jazzi Bobbi. She also recalls how she wrote her first songs as a 10-year-old, and how she always dreamed of being a guitarist in a band, rather than a solo act.

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0:00.0	Pushkin
0:11.3	Hey y'all it's Justin Richman, today on the show we have 27-year-old British singer-songwriter
0:16.8	Nilefer Yanya.
0:18.7	Nilefer Yanya is a West-London native who comes from a background as diverse as her city.
0:24.3	All of that finds its way into her music, overlaid with her rich voice.
0:29.6	After several years of hitting London's small stages and open mics with her guitar, Nilefer
0:34.6	broke through in 2016 with a series of so full indie poppy pees and singles that started
0:40.3	leading to some critical acclaim.
0:42.6	I spoke with Nilefer in April just after her performance at the first weekend of Coachella,
0:47.3	about the release of her second album, Painless.
0:50.4	The album's tracks, laden with electronic drums and rock-as-guitar, play like a diary
0:55.3	entry, rinsed with heartbreak, loss, and hope.
0:59.5	This follows Nilefer's debut album, Miss Universe, which also hinted at her fascination
1:04.0	with 90s alt-rock melodies.
1:06.7	On today's episode, Nilefer shares the collaborative songwriting process she has that created
1:11.2	her new album, with her producer Will Archer and friend, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist,
1:17.4	Jazzy Bobby.
1:19.2	She also talks about writing her first songs at 10 years old, and about how she always
1:23.3	dreamed of being a guitarist in a band, not a solo act.
1:29.8	This is Broken Record, line of notes for the digital age.
1:33.2	I'm just a rich man.
1:35.4	Before we get to my conversation with Nileferiaña, here's a live performance of her song The
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