Riah – The Fourth Wall
Dark-pop artist Riah unveils her boldest work yet with the release of The Fourth Wall today, a full-length album paired with the Reclamation visual EP.
Together, these projects shatter the boundary between performer and audience, weaving confessionals, anthems and story-driven visuals into an immersive body of work that is as vulnerable as it is defiant.
Across its tracks, The Fourth Wall dives headfirst into themes of mental health, taboo pleasure, grief, and self-discovery. Songs like “Talk to Someone” wrestle with anxiety and the search for connection, while “Skin on Chrome” and “Misb3hav3” embrace sensuality and unapologetic desire.
“Dear Unborn” grieves a life that never came to be, and “Home” anchors the project with a rare moment of tenderness and stability. The record spans intimate alt-pop ballads and sultry, beat-driven dark R&B, with sonic nods to Rihanna, Spelles, Two Feet, and RÜFÜS DU SOL.
‘The Fourth Wall’ isn’t just an album to me—it’s me confronting my own truths and inviting people to see the raw, unfiltered parts of my story. I didn’t make this as background music. I made it as art that demands to be seen, heard, and felt. – Singer-Songwriter Riah
Accompanying the album is “Reclamation,” a three-part visual EP that brings the record’s core themes to life through striking cinematic storytelling. Co-directed by Riah and Cinema King (Ed Kelly), the visuals transform “Talk to Someone,” “Misandrist Interlude,” and “Sacrilege” into visceral performances of vulnerability, rage and reclamation of self.
‘Reclamation’ was my chance to turn pain into power. Each visual—whether vulnerable, furious, or taboo—is me reclaiming my narrative on my own terms.- Singer-Songwriter Riah
The project follows the official music videos for “Stand By You” and “Skin on Chrome,” which introduced audiences to the world of The Fourth Wall and offered a first glimpse of the album’s fearless honesty and sensual edge.
An official album release event will be hosted on September 13 by Callywood Music, where both the album and “Reclamation” will premiere in full.
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