We’ve all done our fair share of disassociating in 2025, and now Erin LeCount drops a slinky beat to guide our path forward. The London alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer this month delivers “MACHINE GHOST,” a slow-burner single that balances baroque ballroom grandeur with austere bedroom intimacy, where a dreamlike decay drifts across an inner monologue as its cinematic hypnotism unfolds with a haunting emotion. “’MACHINE GHOST’ is a song about dissociation, the feeling of separation from your body in everyday life, at parties and the most intimate moments,” says LeCount. “It’s about going to extreme lengths to try and evoke some feeling again, no matter what it takes and what risk it involves, seeking cheap thrills and painful pleasure. An observation of my own body, relationships and my take on what it means to be both the ghost, and the machine.” Let LeCount guide the way, via the accompanying video, directed by Sam Taylor-Edwards, below.
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