MXMTOON.

Mxmtoon first picked up the violin when she was six years old, and music has been an essential part of her life ever since. When she dropped her tender debut EP Plum Blossom, which was recorded with her trusty ukulele in her parents’ guest bedroom, it provided a relatability that a new generation have been yearning for, and his gone on to amass over 100 million streams. Her debut album The Masquerade elevated that sound last year, taking the mundane and sad moments of life and giving them a deeper meaning.

“I think happiness is wonderful and it should be celebrated, but sadness should as well. I started writing music when I was experiencing depression and anxiety, and it felt like a lonely thing I was going through by myself,” she says, “but it’s helped me to see I wasn’t the only person going through it. I think being emotionally vulnerable