Song Review - Pania - ‘tiki’
REVIEW BY: ISABELLA URETA
Photo Credit: Khushi Patil
“Pania’s approach is steadfast and her music is fiercely intimate, tapping into 2000s RnB nostalgia and delivering it through a fresh lens” - BEST BEFORE
“Put Pania and her uniquely personal brand of R&B on your radar” – ACCLAIM
“She’s an artist that’s destined for big things” – COOL ACCIDENTS
“Pania’s music is warm and entrancing and with her remarkably flexible voice that can switch from deep and throaty to light and dreamy she creates a listening experience that connects deeply
with your soul.” – WOMEN IN POP
“the naarm enchantress getting bold with alt-R&B flare and transcendent
vulnerability” – LIFE WITHOUT ANDY
Omg, tune!!!
Obsessed with this track. What a queen, I love this chick's vibe. She’s got a unique voice, and really relating to the lyrics especially in the second verse “Fuck all the plans that you had tonight, get lost in the molly, just dance and vibe” feels!
I actually love the whole second verse, the whole song is good and the video, so hot! Love, love , love. Super sexy, love the dancing and the booty shaking and all that jazz, make sure you check out the video. I've been playing this tune all afternoon.
ABOUT PANIA
"Growing up surrounded by industrial areas in the West, we were infatuated by the idea of making it out”. In high school, Pania took after her friends and began singing - always in private, because she was too shy for an audience. "It wasn’t until I dropped a demo on SoundCloud that local producers hit me up to work," she says. "I met a lot of the underground West Melbourne scene through them, and built from that."
Soon after, Pania realised that her lyrics were connecting with fans on a deeper level, and she knew that she had found her calling. "My music is how I feel when I’m most vulnerable, it’s like a diary to me," she says. "All the toxic thoughts, the vulnerable ones, the simp nights, the things we all feel but sometimes might be afraid to say." And while her music is intensely personal, she adds a three-dimensional nature to her song writing by viewing past situations through a different lens.
Having reinterpreted songs by Usher and Drake, it's clear how these legends have influenced Pania: She takes leads from the romantic nostalgia of 2000s R&B, and the late-night, lonely soundscapes favoured by OVO producers; melding them into her own fresh, soul-stirring sound. She released her debut single “Icyy” in 2020, a magnetic slow-burner that earned widespread praise from Acclaim Magazine, Purple Sneakers and AUD$. Soon after, Pania led an adidas Originals campaign focusing on West Melbourne's buzzing creative community, also following up her debut with sophomore single “Icyy Pt. 2” featuring Keziah.
