Local hip-hop artist Niko Is just dropped a new single, “Houdini,” from the album songs.4.people.who.break.promises. You can listen to and stream the track for free on his Soundcloud page.
Produced by Thanks Joey, “Houdini,” is a buoyed along by an erratic, skittering beat and crystalline piano loop, Niko Is effortlessly delivers biting one-liners like “play the arena/don’t do me like Selena,” in his distinctive rasp. Worth your time.
This article appears in Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2016.

