Nia Archives & Jorja Smith – “Get Me Down”
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Drum 'n' bass revivalist Nia Archives has released a new single, "Get Me Down", featuring UK R&B star Jorja Smith, ahead of her forthcoming album. The track is notable as the first in Archives' catalogue to feature a guest vocalist, pairing Smith's layered harmonies with Archives' jungle-influenced breakbeats and highlighting a crossover between the traditionally separate worlds of jungle and R&B.
The two artists have collaborated before, with Archives having remixed Smith's single "Little Things" in 2023. "Get Me Down" arrives with a nightclub-themed video co-directed by Archives and her friend Jay Douglas. The single precedes Archives' new album, Emotional Junglist, which features contributions from Sampha, James Ford and Julia Michaels and is due out on 24 July via HIJINXX/Island, following earlier singles "Boys In Blue" and "Vertical".
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Nia Archives is a British DJ and producer who has led a modern revival of drum 'n' bass and jungle, dance-music styles rooted in fast breakbeats that emerged in the UK in the 1990s. Jorja Smith is an established UK R&B and soul singer known for her smooth, melodic vocal style. The two work in quite different genres, so a collaboration between them is something of a crossover moment for both their fan bases.
The pair have worked together before, when Archives remixed one of Smith's songs in 2023, so this new single builds on an existing musical connection rather than coming out of nowhere. It also fits into a bigger release: Archives is preparing a new album, and this track is one of several singles put out ahead of it to build anticipation, alongside contributions expected from other well-known musicians.
The broader significance is about genre boundaries blurring, with jungle-style production increasingly finding its way into mainstream pop and R&B, and established R&B artists like Smith lending their voices to it. This single is being read as part of that trend, as well as a marker of Archives' rising profile ahead of a major album release.
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