24th September, 2023
Nigerian singer St. Seii’s Nirvana EP is undoubtedly a downpour of artistic emotions that projects relatable feelings over a wide range of snare-driven instrumentals and sweet-voiced melodic head-shaker.
St. Seii is bridging cultural gaps with sounds just as confident and infectiously youthful as ever, the 5 tracks EP feature a medley of sensual, commonly considered classical R&B and Afropop – Beside the two most well-known tracks — “Fitna” with the infused ‘street lamba’ and the accelerating hit “Kolo”
On ‘Nsogbu’ – the attractive voice, vivacity, charisma, and general pidgin English combination, captures the contemporary spontaneous essence of Afropop and demonstrates that he can go deeper lyrically.
St. Seii shines brightly and eulogizes on love and feel good songs as most songs are about the gorgeous woman he can’t resist, and he chases after them, If there’s any metaphysical significance in this music, it comes from Saint’s ability to sound at peace with the kind of production he worked on.
The allure of pop music era had fully begun to fall upon everyone and it’s a new grounds for needing fresh voices, just like Rema, Omah Lay, Ruger and then St. Seii — the direction thirst for greatness which necessitates progress and mastery.
On ‘Middle eastern gyal‘ Saint strikes an addictive melody that draws attention with great ballads, mid-fast tempo instrumentals ingest potentiality in alternative Afropop dynamism and impressive falsetto to climax with ease.
In summary Nirvana EP showcases Saint as a potential prospect for Afropop’s future by condensing whole pop subgenres into an earwormy soup. His songwriting prowess, aptitude for memorable melodies and hooks, and knowledge of how Auto-Tune works best with Afropop are a unique combination that is pushing the boundaries of what is now considered Nigerian pop music.
Nirvana is available on all digital streams platforms now!