With his third single, “TikTok Girl,” Empty Pinata dives into the hazy, heartbreakingly familiar world of modern youth — where love, loneliness, and technology collide under the soft glow of a phone screen. It’s a dreamy, psychedelic-tinged track that perfectly captures what it feels like to grow up in an era of endless scrolling and fleeting connections.
The song plays like a late-night drive through suburban nostalgia. You can almost picture it — windows down, smoke curling into the air, and the soundtrack a mix of mellow bedroom pop and psychedelic undertones. It’s both intimate and detached, much like the relationship it describes. Empty Pinata’s storytelling is vivid and raw: the “TikTok girl” he sings about is almost literally trapped in her screen, lost in an algorithmic loop while life passes her by. The image of her fading away at night, “bowl in hand,” perfectly blurs the line between escapism and apathy — whether it’s through substances, screens, or both.
There’s something deeply relatable in the way “TikTok Girl” captures that universal ache of wanting connection but feeling invisible in a digital world. It’s not bitter, just beautifully sad — the kind of melancholy that seeps into you quietly, wrapped in a chill groove and introspective lyrics.
With this release, Empty Pinata continues to carve out a niche that feels distinctly personal yet entirely universal. “TikTok Girl” isn’t just a love song — it’s a modern coming-of-age moment, caught somewhere between reality and the algorithm.
with ‘TikTok Girl’ Empty Pinata turns digital heartbreak into lo-fi poetry
