Paul’s Daughter Shares New Single ‘Rid Of You’

The south-west London musician and painter draws on 2000s emo and alternative rock for a song about the feelings that outlast a relationship.

Paul’s Daughter, the musical project of Izzy Searle, has shared new single ‘Rid of You’. Taking inspiration from Jimmy Eat World, early Snow Patrol and Feeder, the track explores the persistence of an old love, and the possibility that neither time nor distance will entirely loosen its hold.

The south-west London artist describes the song as rooted in 2000s emo pop, pairing wistful guitars with a soft vocal delivery that stretches towards desperation. At its centre is the process of accepting that someone can remain important long after a relationship has ended. The two people may no longer speak, but the sense of closeness hasn’t disappeared with the conversation.

That unresolved feeling gives ‘Rid of You’ its tension. Its title suggests a clean break, while the song itself sits with the less tidy reality of trying to move on when someone still occupies a place in your thoughts.