LOS ANGELES, CA- My introduction to Elise Trouw came years ago when she released that mashup of the Foo Fighters and Bobby Caldwell’s What You Won’t Do for Love. Even then, it was clear that she had an ear for balance and a mind for musical chemistry. To seamlessly blend two different genres into something that felt entirely her own took not just talent but vision. With The Diary of Elon Lust, Trouw now stretches that artistic curiosity in a very different direction. This new project feels like an artistic exploration more than a conventional record. While I’m still unpacking the larger concept, it’s obvious from the press materials that this is a work steeped in social commentary, humor, and satire.
The album’s latest single, “Perfect Girl,” captures that duality perfectly. On the surface, it’s a bright, bouncy, two-and-a-half-minute pop track, built around what sounds like an uptempo breakbeat groove. It’s playful and infectious, the kind of rhythm that might make you move before you realize what you’re actually listening to. But beneath the glossy surface lies something biting. Through her male alter ego, Elon Lust, Trouw rattles off a Frankenstein-like wish list of female body parts, reducing individuality to a punchline. “Heidi’s skin and Megan’s breasts… Georgia’s height and silhouette,” he sings, with a tone so casual it almost feels like a locker-room chant. The result is equal parts funny and uncomfortable, which seems to be exactly the point.
The video only heightens that tension. Dressed in scrubs, Trouw leans into the absurdity, operating on mannequins and various female body types to literally construct “the perfect girl.” It’s tongue-in-cheek and unsettling at once, the kind of performance art that leaves you unsure whether to laugh or wince. That sense of deliberate discomfort makes “Perfect Girl” more than just satire….it’s a commentary on how deeply ingrained these objectifying ideals have become.
Clocking in under two and a half minutes, the track says a lot in very little time. It’s witty, sonically sharp, and conceptually daring. If the rest of The Diary of Elon Lust follows this blueprint, Trouw may have found a new way to merge her meticulous musicianship with biting social reflection. For an artist who started her career looping beats in her bedroom, “Perfect Girl” suggests she’s now looping something far more provocative: the contradictions of the culture itself.
The Diary of Elon Lust is set for release on February 13, 2026, via Midtopia, and if “Perfect Girl” is any indication, it’s shaping up to be one of Elise Trouw’s most daring projects yet. Blending satire, sharp musicianship, and fearless self-awareness, the album promises to challenge listeners as much as it entertains them, redefining what it means to merge pop sensibility with social critique.
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