Album · Arooj Aftab
Night Reign by Arooj Aftab
Night Reign is an album by Arooj Aftab, released in 2024. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Raat Ki Rani”, on 2 lists with a best position of #80.
Night Reign, the fourth studio album from Pakistani singer and composer Arooj Aftab, came out on May 31, 2024, on Verve, and she produced it herself. It started life as a record built around the Urdu verse of the poet Mah Laqa Bai Chanda; 2 songs still use her words, and the rest mixes Urdu and English lyrics, some Aftab's own, some borrowed from other poets.
The sound blends Pakistani folk with bebop jazz and lives entirely after dark, slow, smoky and nocturnal. Gyan Riley, Kaki King, Maeve Gilchrist, Jamey Haddad and Petros Klampanis are the main contributors, with guests Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Moor Mother, Elvis Costello and Chocolate Genius, Inc. "Raat Ki Rani" led the way with a video directed by Tessa Thompson, followed by "Whiskey". Critics heard her sound grow deeper and more adventurous, and it earned 2 nominations at the 67th Grammys.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Night Reign on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raat Ki Rani | 2 | #80 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.