Draft:Riki (American musician)
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Comment: Needs significant coverage from reliable sources – Kilaseell - Message me! - 19:26, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: I've added invisible comments throughout the article regarding the reliability of various sources. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 17:51, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: To meet the inclusion criteria, extensive coverage specifically about Riki is required via reliable, independent sources. There are may reliable sources used here (Billboard, Variety, Orlando Weekly, Vanyaland, Rolling Stone, Revolver) but they offer only trivial coverage. JSFarman (talk) 17:59, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
Riki | |
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 Riki performing at Cruel World Festival in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
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Riki is an American synthpop[1] musician based in Los Angeles, California.
Early life and education
[edit]Riki grew up on the West Coast of the United States, spending time in Portland, Oregon and the San Francisco Bay. She studied visual arts at the post-secondary level.[2]
Career
[edit]Previously going by the name Niff Nawor, Riki was an active member of several bands in the California underground punk/goth scene[3] before founding her solo project, Riki, in 2017. After putting out a few independent releases, she signed to Dais Records in 2019 and released her self-titled full-length debut album on Valentine's Day of 2020.[4][5] Plans to tour this album, however, were postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working with producer Joshua Eustis/Telefon Tel Aviv,[6] Riki released her second album with Dais, Gold, in November 2021,[7] and followed this up with extensive tours in North America and Europe. Throughout 2021 and 2024, she played several notable festivals and shared the stage with bands such as Front 242, Stabbing Westward, Cold Cave, and Boy Harsher.[8][9][10]
In 2023, she played the in the Pasadena-based 80's pop festival Cruel World Festival, on a bill that included Iggy Pop, Siouxsie Sioux, Billy Idol, and many other notable acts.[11][12] The same year, she also played in Mexico with Belarussian post-punk act Molchat Doma and again toured North America with Cold Cave.[13][14] She has also revealed that she is working on her next album.[15] In October 2023, Riki released "SAS (For Those Who Speak And Spake)" as part of a cassette player collaboration between Dais Records and Retrospekt.[16]
Influences
[edit]Riki’s sound and aesthetics draw primarily upon influences from 1980’s pop and new wave music and has been compared to Blondie,[2] Bryan Ferry,[citation needed] David Bowie,[2] Nena,[citation needed] Cocteau Twins,[17] and the early music of Madonna.[18][19][20][21]
Members
[edit]- Riki - vocals, keyboards, drum machine, programming, bass guitar, melodica
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Singles & EPs
[edit]- Hot City (2017, Symphony Of Destruction/Commodity Tapes)
- Know Thyself (2018, self-released tour cassette)
Live Albums
[edit]- Spellbound Live: Riki (2024)
Music Videos
[edit]- "Napoleon" (2019, dir. Amanda Siegel)[22]
- "Earth Song" (2020, dir. Amanda Siegel)[23]
- "Marigold" (2021, dir. Muted Widows)[24]
In popular culture
[edit]The 2022 suspense/thriller film Watcher "Come Inside" from Riki's self-titled debut album. The song is played when the protagonist, Julia, follows the stranger into a club.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Riki Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio, & More". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Step Into Riki's World". V Magazine. May 31, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Riki Discusses Past Recordings, Her Upcoming Sophomore Album on DAIS Records, and More". Weirdo Music Forever. September 23, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Let Your Heart Show—An Interview with New Wave Warrior Riki". Post-Punk.com. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ O'Connor Marottaon, Michael (January 24, 2020). "Riki leaves us breathless once again with the propulsive 'Earth Song'". Vanyaland.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "D//E Interviews: Riki". Destroy//Exist. January 5, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Harriman, Andi (November 11, 2021). "New Romantic Icon Riki Moonlights in Her LA Noir Inspired Video for "Florence and Selena"". Post-Punk.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Multi-venue, 3-Day NYC Industrial fest Flesh & Steel announced w/Boy Harsher, A Split-Second, more". Brooklyn Vegan. August 16, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Live Review Of Sanctum Festival: Boy Harsher, W/Riki, Pixel Grip, Sacred Skin, Club Music". Jbtvmusic.com. November 29, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Coldwaves Festival on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Cruel World Festival 2023: Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets to Perform". Rolling Stone. January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Love and Rockets Among Headliners Set for Pasadena's Cruel World Festival". Variety.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Cold Cave Announce U.S. Fall Tour". Revolver. June 27, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cold Cave and Riki are going to make your dark(wave) dreams come true at Conduit Saturday". Orlando Weekly. September 13, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Riki: la música es un acto de comunicación". Filter Mexico. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "News: Dais Records Announce Collaboration With Retrospekt For Limited CP-81 Tape Player, Cassette, And Compilation 'Dais 223'". New Noise Magazie. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Conan Gray, Amy Allen, Poo Bear & More". Billboard. November 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Portillo, Kimberly (February 14, 2020). "Review: Riki - Riki". Slug Magazine. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Lupton, Daniel (February 27, 2020). "Record of the Week: Riki S/T 12"". Sorry State Records. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Riki - Discover music on NTS". NTS Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Creem Profiles: RIKI". Creem Magazine. June 10, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Dark Synth-Pop Act Riki Is Authentically 80s In Her Unapologetically Seductive Video For Napoleon". Post-Punk.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Riki - Earth Song (Official Video)". YouTube. January 21, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Andi, Harriman (September 29, 2021). "Riki Defines Postmodern 80s Glamour and Decadence With her Video for "Marigold"". Post-Punk.Com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Riki - "Florence & Selena" (Official Video)". YouTube. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Watcher (2022) Soundtrack". Soundtracki. 21 June 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.