Nowadays, their music is a fierce fusion of rock, trap, alt.pop and whatever else they fancy throwing in. They’ve encountered plenty of people who have no idea what to call them, but why confine yourself to one genre when you can play with them all? Indeed, making music that eludes simple categorisation has been the perfect vessel for their message of inclusion and difference. If you feel like a misfit, you can call their music home.
“We’re unconditionally ourselves,” Nyrobi declares. “We’re really big on building community, making a safe space for people. We want to be perceived like a big hug. We’ve got a Discord where we talk [to our fans] about fashion and music and it just feels like a group chat.”
Despite being siblings, Nyrobi and Chaya have opposite energies, the former’s brassy confidence contrasted by the latter’s quieter but no less steely demeanour. Nonetheless, it means there’ll be at least one person onstage that every person in the crowd can identify with.
“I feel like Nyrobi’s confidence has rubbed off on me,” Chaya says. “For our first performance, I was so nervous, but I enjoyed myself, and it’s grown from there.”
“I’ve always been a really outgoing person,” Nyrobi adds. “But because of certain social norms, I didn’t feel I could always be myself. Onstage, I feel so free, especially when I have my afro out. That’s when I feel complete.”