Press Kit

“NÆ’s new album, Push Button Future is a dance-pop confection with a biting edge, commenting on modern-day issues of consumerism, commercialism, influencer culture. It’s bold, flashy, with elements of rap and EDM splashed throughout, skewering white privilege in a catchy way.”

— Scapi Magazine

NAE Chicago Musician Sugar Pumps Press Image

Bio

Enter the captivating and clever world of NÆ, Chicago-based synth pop and electronic artist. Known for her high-energy live performances with bold visual props and sci-fi narratives, NÆ ignites her audiences with messages of inclusivity, self-expression, and finding one’s inner child. Her sharp wit and humor are balanced with levity, imagination, and a cosmic effervescence.

NÆ’s music satirizes the absurdities of American aspirational lifestyles – think unicorn parties, sugary coffee drinks, and sexting. Her debut album, Push Button Future, has been applauded as “a dance-pop confection with a biting edge, commenting on modern-day issues of consumerism, commercialism, and influencer culture,” by Scapi Magazine.

Producer, mixing engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Black performs with NÆ as Blizz, and is her core collaborator in the writing and recording process. Black’s production leans into both his sound design experience and jazz influence.

Hot off the heels of their recent performances at Andersonville Midsommarfest in Chicago, the Sound & Vision Synth Series in Rochester, NY, The Performing Arts Series at University of Minnesota Morris, House of Vans Chicago, and The 150 Media Stream in Chicago, NÆ and Blizz are working on the Orbital Ice Cream LP, to be released in 2025.

During the global pandemic, NÆ and Blizz created a sci-fi musical live TV show called Saturnae: Orbital Ice Cream that they streamed from their home studio. The series reached a global audience and amassed thousands of views on YouTube. The show featured a campy sci-fi narrative, DIY arts and crafts sequences, and a hero’s journey about collecting ice cream recipes from other planets across the Universe.

Music Videos

Music Video: Sugar Pumps

Music Video: Dacron Duvet

Lyric Video: Sugar Pumps feat. Blizzle

Music Video: Memento Mori

Live Performance

Live at The Golden Dagger, 2022 (The Orbital Ice Cream Tour)

Live on Saturnae: Orbital Ice Cream: “Anti-Gravity” (livestream concert 3.27.21)

Live at House of Vans Chicago, 2023

Live on Saturnae: Orbital Ice Cream: “Orbital Ice Cream Theme Song” (livestream concert 10.30.2021)

Live on Saturnae: Orbital Ice Cream - Full show performance (livestream concert 10.30.2021)

Selected Press & Quotes

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NÆ’s Push Button Future Tackles Consumerism with Dance-Pop - Scapi Magazine

“NÆ’s new album, Push Button Future is a dance-pop confection with a biting edge, commenting on modern-day issues of consumerism, commercialism, influencer culture. It’s bold, flashy, with elements of rap and EDM splashed throughout, skewering white privilege in a catchy way. ”

— Scapi Magazine

Get Your “Sugar Pumps (feat. Blizzle)” in NÆ’s Latest Music Video - BUZZ MUSIC

“NÆ promises to leave her audience with a prominent message in each release, comical or not... [the Sugar Pumps] music video truly resembles that of a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit, as NÆ gives us heavy Kate McKinnon vibes from beginning to end.”

— Buzz Music

Interview with synth pop artist nÆ - The What the Punk?! Podcast

“...Words, melody, fashion, and an obsession with dead shopping malls are the paints she uses to launch her pop music rebellion against stability. Could her debut album, Push Button Future be the clarion call for white women to shed the absurdity of a “privileged” existence and look for meaning outside of their “Sugar Pumps”? ”

— The What the Punk?! Podcast

Interview: NÆ Discusses The Release Of Her Brand New Album ‘Push Button Future’! - Fierce & Fabulous Revolution

“Up-and-coming singer-songwriter NÆ has caught the attention of listeners across the globe with her vibrantly charismatic multi-genre musical style & passion-filled vocals.”

— Fierce & Fabulous Revolution