Listen to “Day 7.5093” (KeiyaA Remix) by Nilüfer Yanya
British indie rock singer Nilüfer Yanya and Brooklyn-based singer and producer KeiyaA exist on seemingly different frequencies. Yanya’s bright, guitar-driven pop hooks squirm into your mind and live there for days, while KeiyaA’s ethereal R&B feels like stumbling into a rare live performance, even when you’re listening to a recording. So KeiyaA’s remix of “Day 7.5093,” a song off Yanya’s 2020 EP Feeling Lucky?, is an unexpectedly fruitful collaboration.
KeiyaA starts by swapping the original’s gravely guitar line for fluttery synth jabs; it’s a cobweb of a song with an exploratory intent. As it progresses, crystal-toned keys and a crisp drum kit sizzle while Yanya’s vocals (scuzzy as ever but foregrounded in this mix) buzz like insects suspended in silk. KeiyaA maintains all the delightful quirks of Yanya’s voice—the staticky quality, the staccato blips, the effortless falsetto—while also pulling “Day 7.5093” into more experimental territory. It’s a perfect melding of her world with Yanya’s own.