Aya (musician)

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Aya Sinclair, [1] known mononymously as Aya (stylised in all lowercase), is a musician and producer from Huddersfield, England. [1] [2]

History

Sinclair began her career recording music under the moniker LOFT. [1]

In 2016, she released an EP titled Turbulent Dynamics. [3]

In 2018, Sinclair released a compilation of her bootlegs and edits from that year. [4]

In 2019, she released another EP under the moniker Loft, titled and departt from mono games. [5]

In 2021, Sinclair changed her recording name from Loft to Aya. [1] She released her debut album im hole as aya the same year, [6] [7] [8] and the album received a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork . [9]

In 2024, aya released a new EP titled Lip Flip. [10]

In 2025, she released her second album, hexed!, through Hyperdub Records, with Pitchfork calling it one of "the most unhinged albums of the year". [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butchard, Skye. "Threading The Needle: An Interview With aya". The Quietus . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Yalcinkaya, Gunseli. "aya is making music that resists mass market queerness". Dazed . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Brown, Alex. "LOFT - Turbulent Dynamics". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Bruce-Jones, Henry. "LOFT releases free edit compilation ell oh eff tea too oh won ate". Fact . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Knight, James. "LOFT: and departt from mono games". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Buzinel, Jasa. "Author Functions: Im Hole By Aya Is Our Album Of The Week". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Jeff, Oskar. "Aya - im hole". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Yeung, Vivian. "AYA has announced her debut album, im hole". Crack . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Sherburne, Philip. "aya: im hole". Pitchfork . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "aya: Lip Flip EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Geffen, Sasha. "aya: hexed!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  12. ↑ Garvey, Meaghan (2025-04-03). "How Aya Made Hexed!, One of the Best, Most Unhinged Albums of the Year". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
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