Nina Cobham’s latest single “Do You Come Here Often?” is a moonlit meeting of RnB and lo-fi grooves

The track has been in the works since last summer; it’s a time capsule spanning two years and two countries, coming as a gentle tonic against the world’s turbulence.

While “Do You Come Here Often?” has a sinuous and undeniably seductive rhythm, the artist shares that it was, in fact, inspired by navigating toxic friendships: “It was written about platonic relationships instead of romantic ones, and acknowledging I needed new friends at the time.”

Cobham’s vocals are intimate and yet distant, with the gentle crackle of a late-night phone call. She paces back and forth in her mind, grappling between forgiveness and self-protection. She explains: “The chorus touches on insecurities,” Nina continues, “but I wouldn’t say it was even a sad song - it is definitely more a back and forth of I decided I’m getting over it but then being too forgiving and giving people too many opportunities to repeat behaviours, because you’re scared you’re going to hurt someone who hurt you by cutting them off.”

Her bedroom-pop sensibilities give the track a soft sonic ambience, weaving sleepy melodies with intervals of finely-spun Spanish. It’s hushed like a secret while she confesses her troubles, and yet all the while Nina Cobham can’t help but hold onto the hope that “we can work this out.”