Transparent. Catalog Number: NW19 Color: Clear Format: LP UPC: 5053760121558 Welsh soul artist and producer Nia Wyn has a talent for raw and powerful storytelling. Growing up in a small town in North Wales, Nia struggled with mental illness, isolation and confusion around her identity, taking solace in old records she found and playing guitar in her room. Inspired by the soul that came out of Philadelphia, Memphis and Detroit in the 60s and 70s, Nia writes, produces and sings songs about modern issues: being queer, hard times young people face in the UK and mental health. Her debut album A Pleasure To Have In Class showcases Nia's strong influences of mid-century soul, but with a modern twist. Wyn's vivid storytelling and reflective lyricism is partnered with heavy Motown and Stax inspired arrangements, her unmistakable and distinctly powerful vocals. Across her debut, Nia Wyn has self-produced numerous tracks, with production also coming from regular collaborators Duncan Pym, edbl and Evil Genius. The album is a heartfelt and raw confession of Nia Wyn's increased understanding of her own struggles and growth, and a deeper look into why she (and you) might have been a Pleasure To Have In Class back in the day. For fans of, and influenced by: Esther Phillips, David Ruffin, Thee Sacred Souls, Dusty Springfield, Durand Jones and The Indications, Brittany Howard, Billie Holiday, Say She She, Otis Redding.