Rachika Nayar is an American experimental musician based in Brooklyn, New York.
History
Nayar released her first full-length album in 2021, titled Our Hands Against The Dusk. The title is a reference to a poem by poet Richard Jackson. The same year, Nayar released a collection of songs called Fragments. Nayar released her second full-length album in 2022, titled Heaven Came Crashing, through NNA Tapes. The album was named Stereogum's "Album of the Week". The album received "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork. In April 2023, Nayar will release an expanded version of fragments. Alongside the announcement, Nayar released a new song titled "hawthorn".
Nayar has been dubbed by Paste "The Best of What's Next".
References
American experimental musicians
21st-century American musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)