People see the releases arriving one after another. What they do not see is the years of writing, late nights, abandoned ideas, and unreleased songs sitting behind them.
I was making music long before I started putting it into the world. By the time I decided to release songs as N!CØLE, I already had a catalog waiting on my computer—and a lot of truth waiting inside it.
That is the honest answer to why I release music so often.
I Was Writing Before I Was Releasing
I have always been a writer. I started around age ten, so words have always come naturally to me—especially when I am pulling from personal stories and real experiences.
Every song I write has some kind of truth behind it. Sometimes that truth is obvious. Sometimes I reshape it, protect parts of it, or build a larger story around one small feeling. But there is always something real at the center.
For a long time, many of those songs stayed private. They lived on my computer, almost collecting dust, while I kept writing more.
Why My Best Songwriting Happens Late at Night
I am definitely a late-night singer-songwriter, producer, and musician.
There is something about creating after the day quiets down that works for me. That is when melodies begin showing up, lyrics start connecting, and emotions feel loud enough to follow.
Late at night, I am less interested in whether an idea is perfect. I can sit with one line, replay a section, change the melody, or chase a feeling without forcing it to become something too quickly.
Some nights produce an entire song. Other nights produce one sentence worth keeping. Both are part of the process.
Not Every Song Makes It
Songwriting is not always a clean path from idea to finished release.
Sometimes a song comes together almost instantly. Sometimes I scratch the whole thing and begin again. Sometimes I keep one piece—a melody, a lyric, or a feeling—and rebuild everything around it.
And sometimes I throw the idea away completely.
That does not mean the time was wasted. Even a song that never gets released can teach me what I want, what I do not want, or where my sound is moving next.
How My Unreleased Catalog Made Consistent Releases Possible
Once I finally decided to share my music, I did not have to create every release from zero. I already had songs waiting for their moment.
That back catalog allowed me to release consistently while continuing to write and produce new music without rushing every idea. Listeners were hearing songs for the first time, but I had already lived with many of them privately.
That is the part of independent artistry people do not always see: a “new” song may have a long history before it reaches a streaming platform.
What Comes Next for N!CØLE
I am almost through that earlier catalog now, which means upcoming releases are moving closer to the music I have been creating more recently.
That feels exciting—and a little vulnerable—because listeners will be hearing where my writing and sound are now, not only where they began.
This entire journey has been personal, nerve-wracking, and honestly kind of surreal. But I am glad those songs are no longer collecting dust. They finally get to become part of someone else’s story too.
Listen to the Songs
Explore the latest releases and full music catalog from N!CØLE.
—N!CØLE