Wafia – Distant

There’s something striking about how Wafia’s “Distant” plays both sides. It goes from pulling you in, to holding you back, to ultimately leaving you hovering in the middle. Produced by Robopop, the single teeters on the edge of pop and indie R&B with a sound that feels weighted but also intimate. Rooted in the kind of tension only a cramped car argument can create, Wafia’s vocals carry that weight with a smooth, steady glide.

From the very first notes—glassy synth strings paired with precise, snapping percussion—the track sets up a conversation that’s as much about the silences as the words. “Two feet away but we feel worlds apart,” Wafia sings, her voice layered with subtle digitization that amplifies the song’s sense of distance. The instrumentation builds slowly, with a low synth bass rolling in to underscore the emotional turbulence beneath its smooth surface.

The video’s NYC setting feels like an extension of the track’s mood, leaning into its quiet bittersweet quality with every shot. Directed by Ariel Myint, Wafia roams through the city’s chaos from the insulated quiet of an SUV, making brief, fleeting stops that move between the chaos outside and the quiet within.

“Distant” is understated yet deeply resonant, a moment of raw vulnerability shaped into something shimmering and beautifully unresolved.

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