Paris Paloma is back at it again, and her new single “Pre-Raphaelite” is honestly everything we’ve come to expect from an artist who refuses to make boring pop music.

Following the massive, earth-shaking ripple effect of her breakout anthem “Labour,” this track is the fifth taste we’ve gotten from her upcoming sophomore album, The Fatal Flaw (dropping September 4 via Nettwerk). And honestly? It proves she isn’t just a flash in the pan—she’s building a whole world.

More Than a Song: A Love Letter to the Female Gaze

Co-produced by Paloma and Justin Glasco, “Pre-Raphaelite” digs straight into 19th-century art history and drags it right into our hyper-digital, filtered reality. The title nods to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but Paloma isn’t interested in being the passive muse. Instead, she’s obsessed with the actual art, referencing iconic muses like Elizabeth Siddal and Jane Morris—women with strong jaws, prominent noses, and striking features that today’s algorithms would probably tell you to “fix.”

As Paloma put it herself, the track is basically a love letter to the way women actually look at each other:

“I wrote the song ‘Pre-Raphaelite’ as a celebration of the uniqueness of women’s beauty that doesn’t hinge on sexual attraction, but appreciates what someone looks like, their movements and mannerisms, as though they were in a painting… It’s a love letter to the female gaze.”

That hits different right now. When every scroll on social media feels like an endless loop of homogenized, filtered perfection, hearing someone sing about admiring a woman’s raw, unfiltered presence—like that impossibly cool stranger you spot across a room—feels genuinely refreshing.

The Sound & The Vibe

Sonically, the track leans all the way into that lush, organic, slightly gothic atmosphere. Glasco loads the production up with harpsichord, mandola, and sweeping strings alongside Eleonore Denig on violin and viola, making the whole thing feel wonderfully timeless.

Pair that with the music video directed by Rianne White, which looks like a Victorian oil painting brought to life, and you’ve got a masterclass in world-building. It all ties back to the broader themes of The Fatal Flaw (an album title pulled from Donna Tartt’s modern classic The Secret History), showing just how carefully curated Paloma’s vision really is.

Why It Works

• It flips the script: Shifting the lens away from the male gaze and grounding appreciation in genuine, platonic awe.

• It calls out modern beauty standards: A sharp reminder that the features celebrated in historical art would probably get torn apart by trolls on TikTok today.

• The hype is real: Tracks like this make the wait for the full 12-track album—featuring songs like “Miyazaki,” “Good Girl,” and “Good Boy”—almost unbearable.

“Pre-Raphaelite” is streaming everywhere now. Go give it a spin, let it ruin your emotions, and let us know your favorite lyric in the comments below.