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Texas-based singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Riya Mahesh (AKA Quiet Light) makes songs that recall, in her own words “dream sequences.” Her Lynchian, liminal electropop sounds both frozen in time and built to withstand its weathering—and on her forthcoming mixtape Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2, her debut release on True Panther (Oklou, Jawnino, Grace Ives), she proves she’s a generational voice that’s here to stay. Maresh’s list of inspirations—from Shania Twain to Harold Budd to Imogen Heap—is nearly as eclectic and expansive as her classical pedigree: she studied piano, opera, and even medieval choir all before graduating high school. Her 2020 self-titled debut EP Quiet Light foregrounded a virtuosic run of independent, self-produced records, including 2024’s Going Nowhere and 2025’s Pure Hearts.
Tracklist
2LP
SIDE A
A1. You Know That I’ve Stayed
A2. I Went To The Community Pool
A3. Whiplash 2
A4. Hey Char Baby
A5. Fairy Princess Dreamland
A6. View Of The City
A7. New Movie
A8. Blonde
SIDE B
B1. Somerville
B2. 11:17 PM
B3. Nightmare/Party
B4. German Concrete
B5. Essex Rap
B6. Montreal
B7. And There He Goes
SIDE C
C1. Star100
C2. Sound of You Leaving
C3. Living Room
C4. Berlin
C5. New Dream
C6. Miniskirt
SIDE D
D1. Self Tape
D2. Postinternetfame
D3. New Girls
D4. Angelic Photo
D5. Place You Can Fill
D6. You Say I Love You
CD
01. Star100
02. Sound of You Leaving
03. Living Room
04. Berlin
05. New Dream
06. Miniskirt
07. Self Tape
08. Postinternetfame
09. New Girls
10. Angelic Photo
11. Place You Can Fill
12. You Say I Love You