Rachika Nayar

Rachika Nayar is an American experimental musician based in Brooklyn, New York.

History Nayar was born and raised in State College, Pennsylvania. Her parents were professors at Pennsylvania State University. She first released music under the name of Rachika S. Her first release, Themes For A Film (2018) was a rescoring of the soundtrack to the anime film Tekkonkinkreet (2006). The next year she developed the soundtrack for and starred in the film So Pretty (2019). Nayar released music as Rachika Nayar for all subsequent releases. She released her first full-length album in 2021, titled Our Hands Against The Dusk. The title is a reference to a poem by poet Richard Jackson. The same year, Nayar released a collection of songs called Fragments. Nayar released her second full-length album in 2022, titled Heaven Come Crashing, through NNA Tapes. The album was named Stereogum's "Album of the Week". The album received "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork. In April 2023, Nayar released an expanded version of Fragments. Alongside the announcement, Nayar released a new song titled "hawthorn".

Nayar has been dubbed by Paste "The Best of What's Next".

Artistry Nayar's music has been described as experimental and ambient music. She states that she prefers making music in such genres because she feels they "reside more in the abstracted realms of the pre-verbal or subconscious or [...] spiritual." Her debut album was inspired by the French musical group M83 as well as the soundtrack of Ghost in the Shell (1995).

Discography

Studio albums +List of studio albumsTitleAlbum detailsOur Hands Against The Dusk Released: March 5, 2021 Label: NNA Tapes Format: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette tapeHeaven Come Crashing Released: August 26, 2022 Label: NNA Tapes Format: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette tape

Collaborative studio albums +List of collaborative studio albumsTitleAlbum detailsDisiniblud (with Nina Keith as Disiniblud) Released: July 18, 2025 Label: Smugglers Way Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette tape

Reissues +List of reissuesTitleAlbum detailsfragments (expanded) Released: April 7, 2023 Label: RVNG Intl. Format: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette tape

Extended plays +List of extended playsTitleEP DetailsThemes For A Film (as Rachika S) Released: October 12, 2018

Label: Loveless Records Format: Digital download, streamingfragments Released: August 13, 2021 Label: RVNG Intl. Format: Streaming