There’s a kind of beauty that only comes after breaking and Violet Whimsey has captured it in full bloom on her new EP, PERSEPHONE, out October 30, 2025. Named after the Greek goddess who was dragged into the underworld and returned reborn, this project is both a descent and a resurrection.
Haunting, cinematic, and heartbreakingly honest, PERSEPHONE explores the darker corners of grief, betrayal, and healing with the precision of an artist who’s lived every lyric. Let’s break it down track by track.
1. what happened to our love?: The opener feels like walking into the ruins of something once beautiful. Minimal synths pulse under Violet’s fragile, echoing vocals, giving space for every word to sting. It’s not angry, it’s numb. That’s what makes it hit harder. This is the breakup after the breakup, the kind where silence says everything.
2. still here (slow dances): A delicate ache dressed up as a slow-motion waltz. The production is lush airy pads, reverb-drenched percussion, and soft keys that shimmer like fading memories. Violet sings about dancing with ghosts, holding onto moments that don’t exist anymore. It’s nostalgic and cinematic, like a scene out of Euphoria if it were directed by Lana Del Rey.
3. sally: breaks the stillness, glitchy drums, distorted bass, and an almost manic energy running underneath. This track leans into defiance; Violet sounds like she’s reclaiming control after betrayal. It’s weird, edgy, and intentionally unsettling, the sonic embodiment of spiraling, then laughing in the mirror.
4. sly: The emotional core of the EP. “Sly” is slow-burning and hypnotic, with whisper-sung verses that explode into a chorus dripping with tension. The lyrics question loyalty and illusion: “You were kind till you weren’t, soft till you lied.” It’s the EP’s Persephone moment, the exact second she stops being the victim and becomes the ruler of her own underworld.
5. no stars: The closer strips everything back to near silence. A piano, faint strings, and Violet’s voice naked, trembling, and unguarded. It’s not a happy ending; it’s acceptance. “No Stars” doesn’t promise light — it acknowledges the darkness and still finds a kind of peace inside it. The outro fades like an exhale, leaving listeners suspended in quiet reflection.
PERSEPHONE is a dark pop EP and also an act of transformation. Violet Whimsey turns trauma into theatre, sorrow into beauty, and grief into something strangely empowering. It’s not about surviving it’s about reclaiming the story of how you did.
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