Singer and songwriter Nisa Lumaj emerged as Nisa in 2021 with a collection of relatively straightforward indie rock, but on her upcoming Exaggerate EP, she partners with Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos to create textured, left-of-the-dial pop. The Brooklyn artist’s vibrant new sound is inspired by the intricate production of Frou Frou and reminiscent of the scrappy, colorful compositions of Lily Konigsberg. On the EP’s closing highlight, “Sever,” Lumaj sings over twitchy finger snaps and hopscotching pulses as she questions when a relationship is beyond repair. By her own admission, she can be “vague” and “vacant,” “cruel” and “violent”—and yet when it comes to her ex-lover, she is infinitely kind. As she grapples with the anguish of cut ties, the song swells into a noisy, transcendent guitar solo. Lost in the squeals of feedback, Nisa still wonders what she meant to say, pondering in the darkness long after the amps have switched off.