Beijing-born multidisciplinary artist Mixol has releasesd her debut EP, The Fool, which is a “creative universe inspired by the first tarot card.” Paired with the EP is the release of the song and lyric video for “a play of reincarnation,” channeling chamber Pop. It explores the EP’s “central themes of jealousy, heartbreak, and revenge.”

Mixol explains:

It’s a song about some intruders who came to our witches’ kingdom, and we fought. A witch sacrificed her heart and put it on the pedestal, and other witches ate it, so she reincarnated and won the war. It’s a story that’s a bit ironic, a bit funny, a bit medieval-Shakespeare-inspired, and very dramatic. The chorus is singing “Ki-Na-Ku-Ha-Ri-U-Su-Ame-Na-Giri”, which I used a bit of word trick in Japanese, which means mom’s here, nothing to fear, nothing to worry about.

A self-proclaimed witch, the singer-songwriter blends languages, cultures, and mythology throughout her work. The “four mothers of her creation”, who are Björk, Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, and Sheena Ringo, are her primary influences.

Visually, the EP project extends into 8-bit, kawaii-creepy narrative games tied to each track, alongside cult film–inspired content on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.