Nyaaringu

{{short description|2020 studio album by Miiesha}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Nyaaringu

| type = studio

| cover = Nyaaringu_by_Miiesha.png

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| artist = Miiesha

| released = {{start date|2020|05|29|df=y}}

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| studio = Middle Arm and Sunshine Recorder Studios

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| producer = IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba)

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| misc = {{Singles

| name = Nyaaringu

| type = studio

| single1 = Black Privilege

| single1date = 28 June 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/black-privilege-single/1481481435|title="Black Privilege" - single|website=Apple Music|date=28 June 2019|accessdate=18 August 2020}}

| single2 = Drowning

| single2date = 9 August 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/drowning-single/1481540653|title="Drowning" - single|website=Apple Music|date=9 August 2019|accessdate=18 August 2020}}

| single3 = Twisting Words

| single3date = 27 February 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/twisting-words-single/1498860401|title="Twisting Words" - single|website=Apple Music|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=18 August 2020}}

| single4 = Hold Strong

| single4date = 3 May 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/miiesha-hold-strong-debut-collection-nyaaringu-2658527|title=Miiesha releases new single "Hold Strong" ahead of debut collection|website=NME|date=3 May 2020|accessdate=1 November 2020}}

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Nyaaringu is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Miiesha, released digitally on 29 May 2020. Following its physical release in August 2020, the album peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart/|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}

Speaking about the album, Miiesha said "Nyaaringu is a collection of stories that I feel I wanted to tell or that I needed to speak on. For me it represents my journey and where I'm at now coming from Woorabinda. The interludes in the collection are recordings of my Grandmother speaking. For me she was and always will stay with me as the strongest voice in my life, so I felt she had to be a part of this with me." Nyaaringu is a phrase meaning "what happened" in the Pitjantjatjara language.

At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2020, the album was nominated for Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/announcement-national-indigenous-music-awards-finalists-unveiled-20200713|title=Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled |website=noise11 |date=13 July 2020|accessdate=18 August 2020}}{{cite web | title=National Indigenous Music Awards 2020: Baker Boy wins second artist of the year title | website=the Guardian | date=8 August 2020 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/08/national-indigenous-music-awards-2020-baker-boy-wins-second-artist-of-the-year-title | access-date=9 August 2020}} At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards it won Best Soul/R&B Release.{{cite web | url = https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | title = And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 25 November 2020 }}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = NME

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/miiesha-nyaaringu-review-indigenous-experience-2678154|title=Miiesha – Nyaaringu review: a fearless debut album that weaves a story about the Indigenous experience|website=NME|last=Shutler|first=Ali|date=29 May 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

| rev2 = The Music AU

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/miiesha-nyaaringu-cyclone/U1VPR0ZJSEs/29-05-20/|title=Miiesha Nyaaringu EMI|website=The Music AU|date=29 May 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

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Ali Shutler from NME said "Nyaaringu [is] a fearless debut album that weaves a story about the Indigenous experience", calling it "A soulful R&B record whose tales of discrimination, empowerment and freedom bear relevance well beyond Australia's borders." The Music AU called the album "thematically and communally, powerful."

Tyler Jenke from ToneDeaf said "Arguably one of the strongest debuts in recent memory, and one of the most fitting records to be released during Reconciliation Week, Nyaaringu sees Miiesha Young sharing her story in the way only she can, with a dazzling blend of smooth soulful vocals serving as a statement of self-belief."{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/album-of-the-week-miiesha-nyaaringu/|title=Album of the Week: Miiesha, Nyaaringu|website=Tone Deaf|date=1 June 2020 |accessdate=9 September 2020}} Geordie Gray from ToneDeaf called Nyaaringu "essential listening", saying "Miiesha deftly weaves stories of community, survival and inherited knowledge. A pivotal masterpiece and an ode to resilience. A heartbreakingly timely debut."

Laura English from Music Feeds called the album "absolutely stunning but the collection of songs goes deeper, exploring the themes of cultural identity and community."{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/miiesha-takes-us-track-by-track-through-her-new-collection-of-songs-nyaaringu/|title=Miiesha Takes Us Track By Track Through Her New Collection of Songs Nyaaringu |website=MusicFeeds|date=29 May 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

Al Newstead from Triple J said "Miiesha's debut release is one every Australian should hear... Weaving intensely personal and honest storytelling with the kind of warm production SZA or Solange would kill for, Miiesha captures the complexity of the individual Indigenous experience through universally appealing songs."{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/miiesha-nyaaringu-feature-album-review-interview-woorabinda/12317230|title=Miiesha's debut release is one every Australian should hear |website=ABC|date=3 June 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

Simon Winkler from Stack Magazine said the album "...draws upon gospel, R&B, hip hop, soul and spoken word poetry to create something unique, universal and profoundly personal."{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/miiesha-nyaaringu-review/|title=Miiesha Nyaaringu review|website=Stack Magazine|date=27 August 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Caged Bird

| writer1 = {{hlist|Steven Collins|Miiesha Young}}

| length1 = 1:34

| title2 = Black Privilege

| writer2 = {{hlist|Collins|Mohamed Komba|Young}}

| length2 = 3:13

| title3 = Drowning

| writer3 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length3 = 3:51

| title4 = Broken Tongues

| note4 = Interlude by Elizabeth Young

| writer4 =

| length4 = 0:50

| title5 = Broken Tongues

| writer5 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length5 = 3:17

| title6 = Hold Strong

| note6 = Interlude by Elizabeth Young

| writer6 =

| length6 = 0:53

| title7 = Hold Strong

| writer7 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length7 = 2:54

| title8 = Tjitji

| writer8 = {{hlist|Collins|Young}}

| length8 = 1:27

| title9 = Twisting Words

| writer9 ={{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = Blood Cells

| writer10 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length10 = 2:49

| title11 = Self Care

| note11 = Interlude by Elizabeth Young

| writer11 =

| length11 = 0:48

| title12 = Self Care

| writer12 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length12 = 3:30

| title13 = Outro

| writer13 = {{hlist|Collins|Komba|Young}}

| length13 = 1:18

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Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2020)

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{{album chart|Australia|28|artist=Troye Sivan|album=Bloom|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 September 2018|refname=ARIA}}

Release history

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scope="row"| Various

| 29 May 2020{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/nyaaringu/1498148840/ |title=Nyaaringu by Miiesha on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |accessdate=9 September 2020}}

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| EMI Music Australia

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rowspan="2"| Australia

| 28 August 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-miiesha-nyaaringu-cd|title=Nyaaringu (CD)|website=JB HiFi|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

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| rowspan="2"| EMI Music Australia

| 0736069

30 October 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-miiesha-nyaaringu-vinyl-lp|title=Nyaaringu (LP)|website=JB HiFi|accessdate=9 September 2020}}

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| 0736070

References