P0STERGIRL, the Brighton-based purveyor of sardonic art-pop, has dropped a new single, “PARADISE,” and, honestly, it’s the kind of track that makes you want to simultaneously dance and ponder the heat death of the universe. I think I need new shoes, too.

“PARADISE” apparently grapples with optimistic nihilism, which, at first glance, feels like ordering a sugar-free ice cream sundae topped with existential dread. P0STERGIRL, draws inspiration from physicist Brian Cox (because who doesn’t find particle physics inherently catchy?) to delve into the sheer absurdity of it all.

It’s that strangely comforting, albeit darkly humorous, acknowledgement that nothing really matters. It is, to use one the genre definition, an indietronica song, but also some king of anthem. The music a sonic layer cake of Indie-pop glitter electronica that is all so…cheerful, almost manically so, as it celebrates, or laments the end.

The core message? We’re all going to kick the bucket, so why not embrace the void with a cheeky grin? Reminds a film ending… what was it? The lyrics explore this yearning, not for a fluffy cloud heaven, but for the ultimate escape hatch: oblivion. Non-existence. It’s not about angels and harps; it’s about the sweet, sweet release of no longer having to worry about, you know, anything. Did I pay rent?

This release feels like the musical equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting – surreal, a bit unsettling, but ultimately captivating in its strangeness. Did I leaved the oven on?
The idea that our worries and memories will vanish along with us isn’t presented as tragic, but, some how liberated.

So, P0STERGIRL seems to ask us that question. “Paradise” found, perhaps, not in eternal bliss, but in eternal nothingness? Where do you find it?

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