[Cover photo credit to Rhianna Hajduch]

Nisa, the solo project of Brooklyn-based artist Nisa Lumaj, has announced her debut album Shapeshifting due out April 26th, 2024 via Tender Loving Empire Records. She has also revealed lead album single “Smokescreen” alongside an official video.

Shapeshifting is “an album about movement, transformation, and the way self-growth can feel simultaneously exhilarating, disorienting and uncertain.”

Nisa shares:

I wrote ‘Smokescreen’ about the dance between seeking closure while being unable to fully let go. I was stuck in a loop of repetitive behavior and somehow also expecting to feel different, and after a while, it started to weigh on me. In order to make a change, I had to admit that I was prone to harmful patterns, and this song is about that self-realization.

As a daughter of Albanian immigrants, Nisa grew up listening to traditional Folk music. As a young person living in New York City and studying in London, she was introduced to the world of English-speaking Pop music. Her new work reflects an interest in “forward-thinking sounds.”

Nisa worked closely with frequent collaborator Ronnie DiSimone (aka Torna), who produced, mixed and co-engineered the new collection.

Show dates:

5/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

5/8: Washington, DC @ Pie Shop

5/10: Boston, MA @ Lilypad