21-year-old Atlanta-native and multi-faceted artist Zaia releases his debut 5-song EP titled Reset. Prior to the release, Zaia has dropped two critically acclaimed singles, “BLUE” and “WASTE MY TIME.” The project explores the vast, complex range of emotions accompanying a breakup, with the aim of supporting others going through a similar experience.
Of the EP, Zaia shares: “I wrote Reset as a way to vent about the mental reset I had to go through after a long-term relationship. I went from feeling really happy to really depressed for a long period of time. I think everyone goes through some sort of ‘reset’ after something deeply affects the way they feel and think about things. I tried to represent the moodiness of the emotions we experience with each different track, that’s why they all have different energies in the production.”
Of the accompanying 15-minute visual, Zaia proclaims: “The reason I wanted to make the music video this way is because each song goes together to tell a story, or this rollercoaster of events. Visually we brought that to life, like a reenactment of the entire experience.”
Zaia is a genre-bending talent who can’t be pigeonholed. Zaia pulls upon influences from across the realms of hip-hop, R&B, rock, soul, and 70’s funk to express himself fully. Just two months ago, Zaia released the EP’s debut track, and his biggest single to-date with “BLUE”, an angsty, indie-rock leaning track which quickly and rather organically climbed past 1,000,000 Spotify streams. Currently, Zaia is featured on the cover of Spotify’s sought-after playlist Mellow Bars.
Zaia was lauded by HillyDilly for his “mature writing and versatile vocals [that] allow him to venture into whichever genre he chooses.” Lyrical Lemonade praised Zaia’s music as “fantastic” and “[hitting] the nail right on the head in each and every way!” ThisSongIsSick proclaimed that “Zaia has a one-of-a-kind sonic style we’re already in love with.” Further, Zaia’s sound has been compared to groundbreaking artists like Kid Cudi and Childish Gambino.
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