NXNNI

A refreshing oddity in the Mexican regional scene of the 2020s, NXNNI proposes an appealing mixture of corridos tumbados with the looks and sounds of J-pop and K-pop, filtered through a female perspective. A Monterrey native, Estefania Córdova Acosta grew up listening equally to regional, pop, and rock, and in the late 2010s began performing as a backup singer for other artists. While her solo career as NXNNI started around 2022 under the auspices of El Nido Records, it took Córdova a couple of years to develop the persona and style that would separate her from the rest of the...