Reigns returns alongside Waives with Closer Than Your Shadow, arriving after her recent viral TikTok hit Collateral Damage, which stormed Capital Dance for seven consecutive weeks. The new single lands with an official music video and builds naturally on the chemistry that first brought them together.
Following the breakout momentum of Collateral Damage and more than 13,000 TikTok creations, the reunion feels instinctive. Waives crafts a fluid, immersive drum & bass landscape, cinematic but never overpowering, while Reigns delivers a vocal performance that carries power and fragility. “As soon as we started playing around with it, I knew — this was the one,” she explains.
At its core, Closer Than Your Shadow explores unconditional presence, the quiet promise of standing beside someone when everything feels like it’s unravelling. Originally written as a soul ballad, the track lived in Reigns’ world for years before finding its final shape. “I instantly fell in love with it, and it stayed with me,” she recalls. Waives connected immediately: “I’ve loved digging into this one. First and foremost, the song is sick. I love the message of being there for someone who’s lost their way — everything about it resonated with me, and I knew I had to get involved.”
Raised on Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone, Reigns brings blues depth into an electronic framework without losing rawness. Her daily TikTok sessions have built a fiercely loyal audience who demand originals over covers, translating into sold-out headline shows and growing radio support across BBC, Capital Dance and KISS.
With Closer Than Your Shadow, she continues carving out a lane that prizes emotional truth over formula. Club-driven yet human, this track is a reminder that vulnerability can still hit as hard as the drop.
