Swedish artist Ellen Benediktson is stepping boldly into new territory with her latest single, ‘WID4L’. The track marks her first release since her debut EP Good Girl and previews her forthcoming second EP of the same name, set to drop May 15th via Icons Creating Evil Art.
Where Good Girl operated with emotional precision and a pop/rock backbone, ‘WID4L’ feels looser, more dangerous — a pulsating electro-pop experience designed to disorient. The production hypnotically loops and swells, inviting listeners into a world that’s less a song than a state of mind. Ellen’s voice moves fluidly within the soundscape, balancing intimacy and urgency, evoking the sensual restraint of early Robyn while channeling the maximalist hunger of Charli XCX, pop that thrives on excess.
Lyrically, ‘WID4L’ resists explanation. It traverses sacred imagery and raw desire, exploring love as both holy and reckless. “WID4L is about acting, not thinking,” Ellen says. “I wanted the song to be sensual, ritualistic and horny. No logic here, just feeling — and oh god I hope it never ends.”
The title track sets the tone for the WID4L EP, which dives fully into impulsive emotional terrain. Themes of jealousy, obsession, self-deception, and self-irony run throughout, mapping the tension between mind and body without tipping into self-pity. “There’s nothing smart about acting on impulse,” Ellen notes, “but it feels so good in the moment. When the world is burning, it feels even more necessary.” Visually, red serves as a recurring motif — not mere decoration but a physical embodiment of spilling emotions. “Like the emotions just spill out and can’t be washed away.”
Ellen Benediktson has always crafted alt-pop with sharp, hook-laden melodies and lyrics that cut deeper than they first appear. Influenced by the bold personalities of Lady Gaga, Hayley Williams, and Miley Cyrus, she gravitates toward music defined by conviction as much as sound. Her breakthrough came at 18 when she performed ‘Songbird’ on the Swedish Eurovision stage, reaching the final and signaling her arrival well ahead of schedule. After two more Eurovision appearances, she stepped back, found her own footing, and released Good Girl in 2022, an EP that established the emotional directness and pop/rock clarity that continues to shape her work.
Looking ahead, Ellen will play two showcases at Tallinn Music Week 2026, with additional tour dates in development through a new booking partnership. ‘WID4L’ is just the beginning of a new chapter, one where impulsive energy and maximalist pop collide in exhilarating fashion.
