Switchblade emerges as a pop sound rooted in the Philippines, an early creative spark that fed into the urgent surge of work that would eventually evolve into NIKI’s third studio album, Buzz, a project that grew from a searing, unshakable quake drawn from the innermost core of the artist’s being. Every layer of the body of work that forms Buzz, including the core sonic framework of Switchblade, carries the same unflinchingly intimate songwriting that has long defined NIKI’s approach to craft, a throughline that lets every creative choice feel personal, rooted in lived experience that resonates with anyone who has ever chased a desire that feels too big to name. Across the full span of Buzz, that raw, personal foundation swells into a collection of work that reverberates with the hard-earned wisdom of a young woman who charges dauntlessly towards her dreams, unafraid of the obstacles that might block her path, but still grounded enough to spare a warm, self-aware laugh if she stumbles along the way.