Paige Bea - 4x4 (Official Video)

London-based songwriter and producer Paige Bea today announces her new EP 'Goodbye, Then!', due for release on 25th November, and shares its second single, the pulsating "4x4".

Influenced by acts such as Tirzah, Caroline Polachek, Jockstrap, James Blake and Smerz - evident within Paige's avant-garde, unpredictable productions, new EP 'Goodbye, Then!' sees the artist uniting with producers Leo Wyatt (aka KINDER) and Jonjo Keefe (Park Hotel).

'Goodbye, Then!' explores the obsessions and projections that come with all relationships. From lustful beginnings to shaky middles, bitter ends to rose-tinted re-imaginings of the past - the music aims to chart how warped perceptions of romantic relationships directly lead to their downfall. Part catharsis and part warning signal - the songs are an attempt to take back the narrative and add some much needed glamour and thrill to the tricky process of letting go.

"The production, lyrical themes and aesthetics surrounding 'Goodbye, Then!' are a slow sharpening of my sense of self," Paige explains. "It starts dark, murky and jagged and eventually reaches a place of clarity and peace. The maximalist approach to the EP is a significant contrast to how small I was made to feel - and that was important. These songs are about making myself the main character again and I want this EP to make those who listen feel empowered, sexy and resolute in stories of their own heartbreak too. Creating beautiful art out of yet another London manchild is my sonic portal to the other side.”

Newly released single "4x4" is one such gateway. Built on a foundation of industrial, boundary-pushing production, the song seeks to interpret the emotions felt in the euphoric early stages of a new relationship. There is a dark, almost comical hyperbole to Paige's lyrics, “I could put you on a loop and never get bored / You could run me over in a 4x4” - cleverly dramatising the various things one might do in the hysterical throes of obsession.