Nia Perez Unleashes Compelling Debut EP 'Things I Wish I Said'
- Curious For Music Team
- 1 day ago
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Nia Perez’s debut EP, Things I Wish I Said, immediately marks her as a compelling new voice in the indie pop landscape—a songwriter who understands that vulnerability is not a branding exercise but a creative compass.
The Venezuelan artist has crafted a deeply personal collection of five songs that play like private diary entries, each one shaped as a letter never sent. It’s an intimate concept, but Perez delivers it with remarkable polish and artistic poise.
The opening track, “Shapeshifting,” sets the emotional tone with a quiet honesty. Perez explores the subtle erosion of identity that occurs when love tilts out of balance, capturing that universal experience of bending too far to make another person happy. Her voice remains soft, but the message lands with clarity: this is a relationship that has already taken too much. It’s a striking introduction to an EP defined by emotional precision.
“Not Her,” already Perez’s most-streamed track, takes that emotional story a step further. The song reflects on being replaced but not forgotten, revealing the uncomfortable truth of being caught between memory and obsolescence. Perez sings with a calm resignation that stings more sharply than anger ever could. Listeners gravitate toward the track for a reason—it is heartbreak, distilled and beautifully expressed.
In the center of the EP lies “Oh Sweet July,” a devastating recounting of a breakup on her 17th birthday in New York. Perez transforms the memory into a cinematic moment, allowing listeners to feel the stillness of the scene as it unfolded. The repeated refrain, “how could you do this to me?”, becomes a quiet echo that lingers long after the track ends. It’s one of the EP’s most emotionally potent moments.
“Cognitive Dissonance” shifts gear slightly, exploring the psychological knots of a toxic connection. The push and pull between what one knows and what one feels is captured with striking lyrical articulation, proving once again that Perez is not just writing love songs—she is studying the emotional architecture behind them. Each line reveals another layer of discomfort, recognition, and longing.
By the time Things I Wish I Said closes with “Little Old Flame,” Perez has taken the listener through a full emotional arc—from loss of self, through heartbreak, and finally, toward accountability and closure. It’s a powerful conclusion, marked by the unforgettable line, “Do you like you now that you’re all alone?” Perez doesn’t seek revenge; she seeks clarity. And in doing so, she delivers a debut that is raw, resonant, and remarkably self-assured.
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