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Between festival mainstages and underground dance collaborations, Nuala has spent years lending her voice to other people’s stories. On “Damn You’re Cold,” released through Insomniac’s STNS label, she finally tells her own – and it’s anything but tepid.

The Leicester-born vocalist, who’s racked up over 20 million streams under her dance alias Nu-La, demonstrates that authenticity hits harder than BPM. Trading EDM drops for subtle guitar work and atmospheric synths, she creates space for a narrative that doesn’t need four-on-the-floor beats to move you.

The production walks a careful line between intimate and cinematic. Where her dance collaborations with artists like CHANEY push toward euphoria, this track pulls inward, allowing her vocal dynamics – from whispered confessions to full-throated accusations – to carry the emotional arc. The arrangement emphasizes negative space, proving that sometimes what’s left out speaks louder than what’s included.

This stripped-back approach feels particularly bold coming from an artist who’s becoming a go-to vocalist for electronic music’s elite. With upcoming collaborations with Acraze, Meduza, and Benny Benassi in the pipeline, “Damn You’re Cold” could have easily been another club-ready banger. Instead, Nuala offers something more vulnerable: a careful dissection of toxic relationship patterns that hits harder than any bass drop.

For an artist who’s equally at home on Glastonbury’s stages and Toolroom’s release schedule, this release suggests exciting possibilities ahead. Recently signed to Insomniac Music Publishing, Nuala proves she doesn’t need to choose between commercial dance success and artistic authenticity – she’s mastered the art of both turning up and turning inward.