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\n\t\t\tPANICBABY MAKES ART FROM ANGUISH<\/span>
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Alt-popper panicbaby balances heartbreak with hope on her debut EP, \u201cf u jonathan\u201d. As she rounds off her first sold-out headline tour, she leaves her ego at the door and dives deep with Wonderland<\/em>.\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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Dramatic, daring, pleading, and emotionally exhausted, panicbaby\u2019s vocals enter the chat. Charged by a central seductive bassline and trickling string arrangement, the songstress buries heartbreak and prays to forget on a new sultry single, \u201cget naked\u201d<\/a>. Questioning whether love is worth it, she unravels pieces of her soul through diary-like storytelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Released earlier this year, just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day, her introspective, critically acclaimed debut EP \u201cf u jonathan\u201d<\/a> thrives on vulnerable revelations delivered over her signature alt-pop soundscapes. \u201cI\u2019m living my personal dream,\u201d she says breathlessly, as if she still finds the truth unfathomable, sitting opposite me on a couch at Shoreditch\u2019s Bread & Butter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pulling off the 90s black Juicy Couture sweatpants set, as if she crawled out of the good old Tumblr days, panicbaby<\/a> feels overwhelmed with gratitude, walking the streets of London between studio sessions as she had always dreamed of. There is passion and hunger behind her eyes after tasting the golden rush of performing, with her recent first-ever headline tour across Europe sold out, and UK shows supporting Ari Abdul with a stop at London\u2019s EarTH giving her the itch for grander stages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, I didn\u2019t plan to do anything live. I wanted to be a music person on the Internet and share my music there,\u201d panicbaby opens up to Wonderland<\/em>, admitting live performance wasn\u2019t something she had envisioned for herself. Hiding behind the title of a songwriter, panicbaby has risen from behind the scenes, dismissing self-doubt and instead trusting her creative vision, as much as her team does.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She sings through the agony of always being the one who loves more and fights until the very last minute of a fading situation. Building on personal experiences, panicbaby initially drew attention with her painfully relatable single, \u201cClaw Marks\u201d, released last summer. Making the iconic analogue synthesiser from the 1980s, the Ommichord, a crucial element of her signature, addictive sound, \u201cClaw Marks\u201d quickly established her as a talent giving a voice to other broken hearts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From the deep corners of the Internet, ahead of her new single release, panicbaby spills in an interview with Wonderland <\/em>about how petrified she felt about being a solo artist, and how, despite the anxiety, she stands tall, navigating her new path one step at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Listen to \u201cget naked\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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Do you feel vulnerable as an artist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think when I started to post the music online, there was so much love coming in, I didn\u2019t get any negative comments or messages in the beginning. It was really just good for my self-esteem and it made me feel really appreciated. If you\u2019re posting something really sad and then people are so nice to you, it feels healing.<\/p>\n

The past few months have been very busy. You released your debut EP, \u201cf u jonathan,\u201d sold out your first headline tour, you supported Artemas and Ari Abdul across UK dates. How are you handling all of this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m living my personal dream, it\u2019s what I always wanted to do. I\u2019m really happy and excited about all of it. Sometimes I do get a little stressed, but I think that\u2019s not by those things, it\u2019s more the organisation around what stresses me out.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like you have a good team around you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I love my team. They\u2019re not your stereotypical label, which would try to change you and tell you what to do. They really listen to me so much, and that\u2019s given me a lot of confidence as well. Whilst working with them, I realise that I\u2019m not doing this alone. They\u2019re people who really support my vision and are excited about what I do. They never question me. For example, the Artemas shows that it was maybe the third or fourth performance I ever did. When we got the green light, I thought to myself, I can\u2019t perform for 3,000 people, but my label was only supportive, and that made me think, if they think I can do this, I probably can.<\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019ve done more shows, do you feel more confident?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For sure. The first time, I was thinking, what if I literally faint on stage? But at the first show I realised this is my favourite thing to do. Initially, I didn\u2019t plan to do anything live.\u00a0 I wanted to be a music person on the Internet and share my music there. So when the label started the conversation that I should be doing shows, I thought I could try, and if anything goes wrong, I don\u2019t have to do it again. But standing on the stage, I knew I wanted to do this all the time. So then I was really excited for the next shows. Now I\u2019m more nervous because I\u2019m not so nervous.<\/p>\n

Did you feel fear of failure around becoming a solo artist? What changed and how come panicbaby exists?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the last few years, I was really giving in to my fears, which is why I was only doing songwriting. I thought there was no way I could try. But a lot of change happened in my life at the beginning of last year. I realised that when you suppress your wishes and desires, you become not a nice person. I realised I had become a bit bitter. I feel like there is a blockage when you\u2019re not allowing yourself to be who you want to be. I don\u2019t want to become someone when I\u2019m older, who regrets and says I should have done this, knowing I never tried.<\/p>\n

What is the meaning behind your stage name panicbaby?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m very fear influenced. I was a very anxious teenager. I think anxiety and angst are a huge part of my life. I\u2019m also quite a scared person. That\u2019s what I relate to, constantly being terrified.<\/p>\n

As panicbaby, were there any moments when you questioned yourself and why you\u2019re pursuing this career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course. All the time. Sometimes I have these moments where I\u2019m like, is that me doing this? I\u2019m very happy, and it\u2019s very surreal. I want to do everything all at once and go as fast as possible. I sleep very little. I will say, though, it\u2019s a lot of work and stress, but at the end of the day, I get to do this, and I\u2019m so grateful for that.<\/p>\n

How did you find your way to songwriting?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always wanted to be a singer, always, always. I was always writing songs and poems. Then, at some point, I went into songwriting because it was an easier path in terms of you don\u2019t have to risk so much of yourself, and you don\u2019t have to get everything on one card.<\/p>\n

Do you play your music to people or do you prefer to sit with it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I write my snippets, and sometimes I share them online. I share most of my stuff with my sister as well. My music is very emotional and very, very personal to me. There\u2019s nothing in it that is not me because that feels really wrong. But then, when it\u2019s done, I want to make the songs as good as possible, and I try not to have an ego about that. So I\u2019m asking for feedback because I want the songs to translate and be able to help people understand what I\u2019m saying. To be able to connect with them.<\/p>\n

How did you come up with the concept for your hit track \u201cClaw Marks\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a quote from a book by David Foster Wallace. It was always on Tumblr, everywhere, \u201ceverything I\u2019ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.\u201d I\u2019ve had it in my concept folder for I can\u2019t even tell you for how long, ever since I was on Tumblr.\u00a0 I always wanted to write something about that because I relate to it so much. The fact of always being the one who\u2019s holding on,\u00a0 the one who loves more, that\u2019s more emotional. So when I started writing for myself, that\u2019s what I got into.<\/p>\n

Did you expect it to go so viral?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure what I expected. I think I expected very little for myself in many regards. I probably wouldn\u2019t have allowed myself to dream of that.<\/p>\n

Your debut EP, \u201cf u Jonathan,\u201d is he real?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/p>\n

Is he aware that this collection of songs exists?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably.<\/p>\n

What did you let go of on this EP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I let go of holding on to the idea of someone. I\u2019m trying to let go of being angry about that and being resentful.<\/p>\n

You wrote \u201cf u Jonathan\u201d last autumn, so it\u2019s all very recent. How does it feel performing those songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

One part of it is that it gives you a lot of dopamine, and it\u2019s so fun. But then also there\u2019s this one bridge in \u201csoft prn\u201d where there is a talking bit coming from the speakers,\u00a0 and that makes me feel sad. But then I look around as I\u2019m singing, and telling my sad story everywhere all over Europe. It feels rewarding in a way. It\u2019s also horrible to think about so many people who can relate and have had a similar thing happen to them.<\/p>\n

The cover art for your new single \u201cget naked\u201d is an image of you with a hairstyle similar to Priscilla Presley, were you inspired by her style?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a way, I\u2019m quite inspired by the 60s, and if you think about that doll aesthetic, the sad starlet type, they were sad. Women during that time were always so dressed up. I think I\u2019m inspired by that, being dressed up on the outside and then being very sad on the inside. With Priscilla, there was a lot of glamour, but then a lot of hidden darkness on the inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cget naked\u201d was released shortly after the EP. Does it symbolise a new chapter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it does in a way. The whole EP has a thread; thematically, it\u2019s one-dimensional, all about what\u2019s happening after this one emotion. But the reason why we released \u201cget naked\u201d so close to the EP, is simply because I want to release music all the time, and I have so many songs, I want to put them all out right now.<\/p>\n

Can we expect a new single soon?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new single is coming out on May 1st. It\u2019s a feature with Baby Nova<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your mission for the rest of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to release another EP. I want to do another tour. I\u2019m thinking if I want to start working on an album, that would be such a big thing to me.<\/p>\n

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