{"product_id":"zen12431","title":"Throwing Shade - House Of Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany musicians speak of their versatility, but few can boast an MPhil from Cambridge specialising in African history, work in human rights law (predominately in South Africa) and enviable sonic CVs among their caches. Yet such is the extraordinary makeup of London-based \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/throwing-shade\"\u003eThrowing Shade\u003c\/a\u003e, aka Nabihah Iqbal, a rising producer and NTS Radio host whose \u003cem\u003eHouse of Silk EP\u003c\/em\u003e will be released via Ninja Tune on 4th March. Having debuted on Kassem Mosse’s Ominira imprint and followed suit with releases for No Pain In Pop (Patten, Grimes, Forest Swords) and Happy Skull, Throwing Shade continues her patchwork of peripheral pop over five new tunes. \r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading track \u003cstrong\u003e“hashtag IRL”\u003c\/strong\u003e is a nod to what she calls the ironic \u003cem\u003e“anti-social reality of social media,”\u003c\/em\u003e full of digital glitter and contemporary colloquialisms but pervaded by an uncanny emptiness too. The “\u003cem\u003erepetitive, robotic and melancholy vocals\u003c\/em\u003e” to her \"\u003cem\u003esymbolize\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe relentlessness with which the internet now dictates our lives…our thoughts are watered down to a common denominator of hashtags, selfies and internet-speak acronyms\u003c\/em\u003e.” \r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile “\u003cstrong\u003ehashtag IRL\u003c\/strong\u003e\" exemplifies her voice, tapped by SOPHIE for breakout track “\u003cstrong\u003eLemonade\u003c\/strong\u003e” and most recent single “\u003cstrong\u003eL.O.V.E.\u003c\/strong\u003e,” the rest of the EP focuses squarely on her multifaceted production skills, lightfootedly gliding on “\u003cstrong\u003eMarble Air\u003c\/strong\u003e,” nodding to ‘80s cinema on “\u003cstrong\u003eEcco Echo\u003c\/strong\u003e,” compelling idle feet to dance on “\u003cstrong\u003eFear of Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e” and slipping through the haze of half-sleep on “\u003cstrong\u003eUnderneath My Eyelids\u003c\/strong\u003e.” \r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo far high praise for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/throwing-shade\"\u003eThrowing Shade\u003c\/a\u003e has come from Mixmag, Dummy, FACT, the Guardian, FADER, DAZED, i-D, Crack, Clash, the Quietus and Complex among others, while those not yet in the know can catch her at an EP release party on 10 March at a secret London location. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninjatune","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":44934212550815,"sku":"ZEN12431","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/products\/house-of-silk-main.jpg?v=1736246567","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/zen12431","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}