Iranian-born, Canadian-raised producer and vocalist Nostalgix is stepping into 2026 with a clear sense of purpose. Her new single “Fall Apart,” out now as of January 22 via Monstercat, serves as the next preview of her debut album Inferno, arriving March 5. The track introduces a more restrained and introspective tone ahead of the album cycle, expanding the emotional range of an artist widely known for high-impact bass-house records and commanding festival sets.
In our conversation, Nostalgix speaks candidly about discovery, discipline, and the responsibility she feels toward the music she shares on stage. She outlines a digging routine that blends Spotify playlists, SoundCloud deep dives, Shazam moments from everyday life, and intentional touring experiences. That mindset feeds directly into her live show, where she balances her own material with carefully selected records that carry personal meaning. As she prepares for the Inferno Tour across North America, she frames this chapter as one centered on growth, rebirth, and stepping fully into her creative identity.
Below, Nostalgix discusses avoiding overreliance on algorithms, the value of real-world discovery, and why the hunt for new music still matters in a hyper-digital era. She also reflects on how “Fall Apart” captures a pivotal emotional turning point within Inferno, offering insight into the evolution behind one of 2026’s most anticipated electronic debuts.
Nostalgix Interview
How do you make sure your digging process as a DJ doesn’t get too dependent on algorithms and recommendations?
I’m always looking for new music and looking to evolve my sets, so I find a lot of great music just through day -to -day life, whether that’s me being at the coffee shop or at the gym or traveling or at a show, I’ll use Shazam to find the songs that I’m hearing that I like and I’ll always make sure to save them. So I can either put them into my set, make mashups, remixes, or just get inspiration. I find that sometimes with music, hearing something in a specific place makes it have a different impact on you. So I love hearing songs somewhere and the songs having an impact on me and then sharing it with my audience in my own way and in my show. I also love Spotify playlist.
I love finding music on SoundCloud. I feel like SoundCloud’s a great place to dig and dig and dig. I also love following and supporting up -and -coming producers that I think are really cool because I find that there’s so many artists out there that are making such unique music. So whenever I find someone I really like, I always make sure to follow them and support what they’re doing.
And I tend to find a lot of great music, so I think the best way to crate dig is to get inspired and find songs that have an impact on you. And I like to share music with my audience that really means something to me.
With everything being so accessible online, do you still believe in the value of “the hunt” — and does touring reignite that for you as you move through different cities and scenes?
Absolutely.
I think that finding new music is so, so important because dance music is constantly evolving and just getting better and better with time. So I think staying up to date with new sounds and what other people are doing to push the limits and push the boundaries and just being open to new sounds and new experiences, I think is so important. I actually think that touring is something that really helps me stay more passionate about this because as I travel, as I do more shows, and as I’m in different cities, and if I go to a different show or here’s something somewhere, it always inspires me to maybe want to try something different in my own sound and something that I’m doing or something in my own performance or in my set.
So I think it’s very important to be listening and evolving with the times because dance music is just growing at such a rapid rate and it’s constantly evolving and there’s so many amazing artists, constantly pushing the boundaries, and I think it’s really cool to see and hear what’s going on around you because it’s just so inspiring.
The more I tour, the more shows that I do, the more that I hear, the more that I see, I think it constantly inspires me to want to push myself and want to be better and just do better. So, yeah, I think the hunt and and staying passionate about new music is very, very important
Is there a track on this tour’s setlist that you discovered completely outside of digital systems—maybe through a person, a moment, or a record shop in a city you visited?
A lot of the music that I do find and that inspires me usually tends to come from a moment that impacted me. I find that A lot of times I’m finding really, really great music while I’m working out or if I’m at a show, I find that the best music always finds me when I’m living in the moment and I’m not looking for anything. So when I am in the middle of a workout or if I do go to a show and I’m standing in the crowd and listening and taking in the experience, that’s when I feel the most impacted by music, and those are usually the songs that really stick with me that I want to incorporate into my set.
So a lot of those songs that are going to be on the tour’s set list that aren’t my songs on the album are definitely going to be songs that have had an impact on me and songs that I find either very beautiful or very unique and It’s a song that you spent two hours digging through SoundCloud to find because somebody uploaded it and maybe it has like a hundred listens.
I love, love, love finding something that is very unique that I know that most people probably haven’t heard before and sharing that with the audience. I just think it’s so sick. I love, love, love, finding cool producers, cool songs that other people haven’t heard before. I think it’s just really fun to get to share that. It also feels so cool knowing that you also are going to have an impact on that artist’s life.
Just because you spent hours digging through SoundCloud and found something that was really sick that maybe nobody else has even heard yet, or nobody knows who that artist is yet, but just not only do you get to share that with your audience and get to share something really cool in your set, but you’re also giving that artist a chance for their music to be heard too, because maybe no one heard it on Sound ClOUD, but they’ll hear it during your set. I think it’s just, like, so cool and the possibilities are honestly limitless with it.
Do you think new DJs are losing something by skipping the process of real digging?
I think there really is something special about spending time truly digging for good music because there are so many places you could look. There’s so much good music you could find by really putting the time in.
Even if you set aside like a few hours to just be like, hey, these are my hours where I’m going to dig and find sick new music, which can be interesting, but you’re also potentially putting on a new artist or putting on someone that may have not had their music heard that much before.
So I think it’s really important to actually spend time digging and finding good new music because it’s really important to actually spend time digging and finding good new music because there’s so many talented people and artists out there.
Like, I am constantly finding great, great, great, up and coming producers and whenever I do find people that I think are really cool, not only will I play their songs in my sets, but I’ll also reach out to them to collaborate just because I think there’s sound and what they’re doing is so cool.
Where do you still find value in physical digging—in record shops, thrift stores, flea markets?
I find value in physical digging by Shazamming.
Shazamming is definitely my go -to. I think that you can just find a lot of really great music by staying aware and present in the present moment and always listening to what’s around you and making sure to grab that song on Shazam when you hear it.
Like if I’m ever at a concert or at a rave or anywhere and I hear something really cool or even if I’m in a store somewhere, I will always, always, always make sure to grab the record. So I do a lot of my digging by just honestly being present in the moment.
As you look ahead to this tour, what’s one moment you’re most excited to create on stage—something fans can only experience live?
I don’t think words can explain how excited I am about this tour.
The Inferno Tour truly feels like an accumulation of everything I’ve been building as an artist and as a person coming into one, the theme of the album and the tour are about rebirth and stepping into your power. So the live show is definitely going to be something very, very special to experience that I cannot wait to share with everybody.
Thank you, Magnetic Meg for having me. I love these questions.
Have a beautiful day.
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