{"id":92708,"date":"2025-04-10T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=92708"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:30:30","slug":"rb-songstress-tia-gordon-releases-stunning-heartfelt-ep-wait-i-have-something-to-say-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2025\/04\/rb-songstress-tia-gordon-releases-stunning-heartfelt-ep-wait-i-have-something-to-say-x\/","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;B songstress Tia Gordon releases stunning, heartfelt EP &#8216;wait! I have something to say. x&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_92712\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92712\" class=\"wp-image-92712\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tia-Gordon-2025.-credit-@bare_clips.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tia-Gordon-2025.-credit-@bare_clips.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tia-Gordon-2025.-credit-@bare_clips-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tia-Gordon-2025.-credit-@bare_clips-416x520.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit @bare_clips<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tia Gordon has just dropped her brand-new EP wait! I have something to say. x \u2014 and trust us, it\u2019s one of those projects that stops you in your tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Kent, Tia\u2019s name has been floating through the R&amp;B scene for a minute now, but this release feels different. It\u2019s bold, unfiltered, and packed with the kind of honesty that makes you want to pause and really hear what she\u2019s saying.<\/p>\n<p>The project opens with \u201cI\u2019m not mad\u201d, a soulful slow-burn that shows off not just her stunning vocals, but her clarity. It\u2019s not angry \u2014 it\u2019s beyond that. It\u2019s the sound of someone choosing peace over chaos, choosing themselves. \u201cIt was your mistake to make, so let us go our separate ways,\u201d she sings \u2014 not bitter, just real. Tia\u2019s voice carries weight, not just technically, but emotionally. You believe her.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1HuxFVJTlpfnPjtHDqPE9D?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then comes \u201cthis feeling\u201d, a funk-laced groove that\u2019s playful and vibey, full of character. You can hear her having fun with it \u2014 it\u2019s effortlessly cool without trying too hard. On \u201cbackwards loving\u201d, things get deeper. Over rich, layered production, she dives into the kind of love that leaves you spun out and unsure. \u201cYou had me stressed out, burnt out, losing my mind&#8230;\u201d It&#8217;s that familiar tug-of-war, and she puts it into words in a way that stings a little \u2014 in the best way.<\/p>\n<p>Tia isn\u2019t afraid to get soft either. \u201cone of a kind\u201d is delicate and warm, with glowing brass and emotional keys cradling her voice. She sings about longing for a love that doesn\u2019t just feel good, but different. Something rare. And on the closer, \u201cmisunderstood\u201d, she lets the guard drop completely. Ambient beats, aching honesty, and lyrics that feel handwritten in the notes app at 2AM. Co-written with Pip Millett and Sophie Faith, it\u2019s vulnerable in a way that feels like a gift.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about \u201cI\u2019m not mad,\u201d Tia reflects:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cI wrote this song leaning on experiences where I felt disrespected and put to the side. That feeling was so strong \u2014 I had to write from it. Sophie Faith just got me. She pushed me vocally to places I hadn\u2019t gone before. Writing with her was a dream.\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The whole EP marks a shift for Tia. Her first EP with love. x was born in heartbreak. This time around, it\u2019s different. She\u2019s grown \u2014 and it shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt so much lighter making this one,\u201d she shares. \u201cI could sing about more than sadness. I got to talk about my heritage, my dad, disrespect, euphoric love&#8230; I\u2019ve never put this much of myself into something before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That kind of honesty is what\u2019s been setting Tia apart since the beginning. Since her debut single \u201cCall Me\u201d landed in 2022, she\u2019s been championed by names like Abbie McCarthy, DJ Target, and Spotify UK, who featured her on their Fresh Finds campaign \u2014 billboards and all.<\/p>\n<p>Live, she shines just as bright. From BBC Introducing and Mahalia Presents, to selling out her own headline at Servant Jazz Quarters four weeks before doors even opened \u2014 people are turning up, and they\u2019re sticking around.<\/p>\n<p>With early love from COLORS, WONDERLAND and Spotify\u2019s New Music Friday, it\u2019s clear Tia\u2019s carving her own lane \u2014 no gimmicks, just heart.<\/p>\n<p>And with wait! I have something to say. x, she\u2019s made one thing clear: she\u2019s not here to play it safe \u2014 she\u2019s here to say what matters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4LHMNB1D4dgzz9fINvfnb5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Tia Gordon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5rXNmuTfaGC8hw0JEQOpLc?si=ulVXuf7ISZ60HkPzqXl8Lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tiagordon__\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tiagordon__\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tia Gordon has just dropped her brand-new EP wait! I have something to say. x \u2014 and trust us, it\u2019s one of those projects that stops you in your tracks. Born and raised in Kent, Tia\u2019s name has been floating through the R&amp;B scene for a minute now, but this release feels different. It\u2019s bold, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4080,1],"tags":[1258,5611,1457,190,593,853],"class_list":{"0":"post-92708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-introducing","8":"category-music","9":"tag-introducing-tag","10":"tag-music-blog","11":"tag-new-ep","12":"tag-new-music","13":"tag-rb","14":"tag-singer"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tia-Gordon-2025.-credit-@bare_clips-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92708"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92733,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92708\/revisions\/92733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}