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Open in the appThe contractions started suddenly. The Helsinki Klub in Zurich writhed and screamed. Less than three hours later, personne was born. A caesarean section wasn't necessary. personne ran before she could walk and sang before she spoke. «attention economy» is personne's first big… The contractions started suddenly. The Helsinki Klub in Zurich writhed and screamed. Less than three hours later, personne was born. A caesarean section wasn't necessary. personne ran before she could walk and sang before she spoke. «attention economy» is personne's first big statement: an EP that came into the world as abruptly as the band itself. Unconditional inventiveness, anger and courage to critique unite the three brilliant musicians into a sparkling unit of hope. Anna Girsberger, Paul Studer and Basil Schreyer had to find each other. All born in the early 00s and socialised in the tension fields of digital dopamine, virtualised encounters and late stage capitalism, they're ready to shake off the fast pace. They yearn for meaning beyond the visible and for genuine connections. «attention economy» is both critique of a world that increasingly defines itself through presence and its counterdraft: analogue, warm, human music that evokes associations with the surreal pop worlds of Aldous Harding, the uncompromising honesty of Sophie Hunger and the lyrical depths of Adrienne Lenker. Three very headstrong characters with different musical backgrounds meet, drawing common strength from their contradictions. TRUST YOUR SENSES TRUST YOUR TRUTH TRUST YOUR PATH AND EVERYTHING YOU DO These are songs at the intersection of identity, personality cult and belonging. The opener «avalanche» a call for liberation, Radiohead-esque harmonies, piano and drums rush and soar. «synesthesia» is an urgent stomper against sensory overload, an appeal to trust your own senses in times of ubiquitous irritation. «mad girl» a feverish homage to poet Sylvia Plath, love and madness united in wandering piano, encouraging drums, vocals from a dream. «coffee grounds» searches for support and meaning in erring times, leaves… Long…