Raia Was

With her name nodding to the past, Raia Was is the project of an old soul. Raised by her mother in downtown Manhattan, she began performing as a teenager, holding a weekly residency at a piano bar on Avenue B and accumulating hundreds of hours of performance experience before beginning her professional career. 
 Having grown up in the scene, Raia Was is a mainstay within the NY indie community, recording and touring as a vocalist and keyboard player before stepping into her own solo project as a performer. 
 Often drawing comparisons to Mitski, Weyes Blood and James Blake, her debut LP Angel I’m Frightened earned her a feature in HBO’s Euphoria and music from her forthcoming album Captain Obvious has been already featured on MTV and NPR's All Songs Considered. 



 "Everyone who jumped on the Kate Bush bandwagon after 'Stranger Things' should get on board the Raia Was bus after 'What It Feels Like.'"

 - Riff Magazine

"Lustrous art-pop" - NYLON

“Dance music you can think about” - All Things Go