Norwegian singer/songwriter Marie Ulven, a.k.a. girl in red, writes candid, catchy lo-fi melodies that tie together both the mundane and profound moments of growing up. As a teenager, she began sharing her original works online, gaining traction with the guitar-driven crush anthem “i wanna be your girlfriend”, released in 2017. Ulven’s hazy-pop aesthetic and gentle lilt infuse every song with hints of melancholia. But it’s the title of one of her breeziest and most definitive tracks yet, 2019’s “i’ll die anyway”, that has become something of her mantra as she dives further into love, sadness and existentialism.