By News18,Yatamanyu Narain
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India-born, California-raised pop artist Zoya is ready to begin her boldest chapter yet. With her upcoming concept album The Human Era Is Over (The I/O) set to release on October 10, 2025, she is shifting gears into a sonic and emotional era defined by vulnerability, questioning, and reinvention.
Zoya’s rise has been anything but ordinary. Lauded by Rolling Stone, Vogue, GQ, MTV and more, she carved her identity in India’s indie scene before breaking into the US with her debut single Bad Girls Dream, featuring Jack Harlow. She has opened festival stages for Clean Bandit, Bloc Party, and Martin Garrix, and earned co-signs from global heavyweights including A.R. Rahman and The Chainsmokers. But with The I/O, Zoya promises something even more daring—a project that dismantles the very fabric of human connection in a world increasingly driven by technology.
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The Album’s Vision
The Human Era Is Over (The I/O) is not just an album; it’s a reckoning. Written in the wake of personal identity crises and the chaos of modern life, the record poses a haunting question: what does it mean to be human in an age where algorithms dictate our connections, creativity, and even love?
Zoya frames the project around the interplay of “input” and “output”—the digital loop where emotion, creativity, and energy are both consumed and commodified. Through this prism, she explores how art and love—the most powerful forms of human expression—survive hyper-connectivity, digital disillusionment, and burnout.
Tracks That Define The Era
Every track on the album reflects a different facet of this journey.
God This Is Boring captures the emptiness of chasing fame in your twenties.
Love On A Machine is a dreamy, satirical ode to finding cosmic love online.
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt becomes a chaotic dance of romance, heartbreak, sex, and rage.
Twenty-Nine offers a raw confession about the quiet anxieties of approaching 30.
Artificial Light zooms out to ask what it means to love and create amid digital noise.
Keep Going and Free celebrate resilience and healing.
The album closes with Fruit On The Beach, a peaceful reminder to slow down and savor life’s simplest joys.
Musically, Zoya blends pop, dance, and cinematic soundscapes, pushing herself into her most expansive territory yet. Her vulnerability anchors the album, but her vision extends beyond music. The I/O will also be accompanied by a fully built visual world and an immersive experience, set to be unveiled in 2026.
Track Release Timeline
1. God This Is Boring – April 25, 2025
2. Love On A Machine – May 16, 2025
3. Everything Was Beautiful & Nothing Hurt – June 6, 2025
4. Twenty-Nine – June 27, 2025
5. Artificial Light – July 18, 2025
6. Keep Going – August 8, 2025
7. Free – August 29, 2025
8. Fruit On The Beach – September 19, 2025
With The Human Era Is Over (The I/O), Zoya is not just releasing an album; she is opening a dialogue about humanity in the age of machines. Vulnerable yet visionary, the record is a reminder that even in a digital world, art and love remain the compass that guide us home.
