In the electric haze of New York City, where dreams clash like subway cars at rush hour, Nikita Lev emerged—a force of indie-rock grace wrapped in folk's raw whisper. Born and raised amid the skyscrapers, she was weaned on chamber strings and '90s band riffs, picking up flute and piano as a kid before trading them for a guitar at ten, scribbling her first songs under bedroom posters of icons who dared to bare their souls.
Now, at 21, this multi-instrumentalist channels haunting authenticity into anthems of fleeting youth and adult shadows. Her 2023 debut "Elegance" pierced the veil, a Lana Del Rey-tinged lament for lost carelessness, followed by the brooding "We All Die Anyway"—a wry nod to life's chaos that's soundtracking hearts from Brooklyn lofts to Berlin nights. With her EP Clearly Misunderstood dropping soon and a European tour igniting this fall, Nikita's voice—rich, restless, unapologetic—reminds us: in a world that rushes to forget, she makes us feel it all, one lingering chord at a time.
Exclusive Interview with Nikita Lev.
