Don’t Sleep on PinkPantheress feat. Willow
PinkPantheress undoubtedly made her mark in 2021. From uploading her first snippets on TikTok to multiple viral moments and the arrival of her debut mixtape 10 months later, the 20-year-old managed to both find her feet and become one of 2021’s most recognizable musicians—all whilst remaining fairly anonymous. After a rapid ascent, the rising UK star is set to have an interesting 2022, eyes now on her across the global stage.
Born in Bath, later moving to South East England and currently residing in London, PinkPantheress has accumulated various influences along the way. One of the most defining moments came at 15 years old, watching Paramore play and realizing that this was what she wanted to do. Now, that’s exactly what she’s making happen.
Weaving through a hybrid of genres, from house to R&B and emo, notable sampling, and earworm songwriting, PinkPantheress has a distinct style that’s only truly developed over the past year. She’s hailed as a Gen Z favorite, and there’s no surprise as to why. Inspired by Lily Allen, the pop punk bands she grew up on, K-Pop, horror films, and Y2K fashion, PinkPantheress manages to combine the familiar with fresh storytelling and perspective.
Whilst PinkPantheress strives to maintain a relatively low profile, to hell with it has been widely celebrated since its release, with the young artist being named BBC Sound of ‘22 (Adele and Haim are amongst the previous winners). The mixtape is the first step in PinkPantheress’s journey—one centered around gradual progression and understanding what works authentically for her. “I want to get more into house, R&B, and stuff like that,” she told us. “Everything has to be a progression as opposed to a giant leap, so I’d like to experiment around with more sounds as opposed o a giant leap, so I’d like to experiment around with more sounds as opposed to just abandoning everything I’ve done already. I think that with every body of work I want to propose something different.”—Rani Boyer
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