Nisa has unleashed “Dance Alone.” The track is off the Brooklyn artist’s and debut album Shapeshifting available April 26 via Tender Loving Empire Records. “Nothing feels more freeing to me than dancing, and watching someone you love find themselves in movement,” Says Nisa Lumaj AKA: Nisa. Thr Brooklyn based artist worked with frequent collaborator Ronnie DiSimone (aka Torna), who produced, mixed and co-engineered the new album.

As a daughter of Albanian immigrants, Nisa grew up listening to traditional folk music, but as a young person living in New York City and studying in London, she eventually became immersed in the world of English-speaking pop music and enamored by artists like Björk, Peter Gabriel and PJ Harvey.

The recording process for Shapeshifting began in January 2021 in a small 4×4 room wedged between two auto shops in the industrial Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. On the one hand, she felt physically restless and stuck—strumming a guitar and fiddling with a MIDI sampler in this cold, windowless room—but she also felt that way emotionally. At the time, Nisa had just graduated college and was grappling with the tough decision to seriously pursue music as well as a deeply personal reckoning with identity. Her junior year in London kickstarted the latter quest, introducing her to the idea of transnational identity and providing new experiences, which fed into a newfound sense of self. Though this post-graduation period brought challenges, she also felt her fully realized self coming to the fore—and with it, the ability to finally communicate honestly and access intimacy.

Nisa 2024 Tour Dates

5/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
5/8: Washington, DC @ Pie Shop
5/11: Boston, MA @ Lilypad
5/12: Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy

Pre-order Shapeshifting by Nisa HERE