Niko B Is Back With The Synth-Soaked ‘Hairclips’

Niko B’s back, and he’s in love. Kind of. Hairclips is a synthy, sunlit track that swaps the ends for infatuation. It’s light on its feet, heavy on feeling, and lands with the charm only he can pull off.

This one’s cleaner, brighter, and way more danceable than his usual lo-fi, bedroom-studio stuff. The production glows with warped 80s synths, rubbery bass and pocket-sized funk. It’s breezy in a way that feels intentional. He’s not reinventing himself, but he’s definitely trying out a new suit. The storytelling’s still there, just dialled into something more romantic and carefree.

The video, shot by Broken Antenna, sees him performing on a remote control car track, because why not. It’s Niko doing Niko. Lo-fi, DIY, nostalgic, off-kilter. It matches the track perfectly: playful, soft-edged, a little silly, a little sweet.

Hairclips follows a stacked 2024. His debut album dog eat dog food world hit No.2 on the Independent Albums chart. It laid out his whole ethos: turn everyday chaos into catchy, weird, relatable songs. It was made with YouTube producers, packed with low-budget beats, and sounded like growing up in suburban Britain. Tracks like Trespass Coat and it’s not litter if you bin it hit because they didn’t pretend. They were funny, observational, and entirely his own voice.

Since Mary Berry blew up in 2019, Niko B’s been the poster boy for self-made oddballs. He’s a meme king, a fashion head, a YouTube-era pop star who somehow still feels underground. Hairclips proves he’s still evolving, still refusing to be pinned down, and still making music that soundtracks actual lives, not just curated aesthetics.

It’s not deep. But it is real. And sometimes that hits harder.