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Kate Biel

Poppy appears on the cover of Alternative Press’ Fall 2023 Issue

Behind Poppy’s fortress of privacy online, we know the cyber-age zeitgeist has a playground of unexpected ideas brewing. Poppy’s been a wholly unpredictable force since the moment she uploaded a surreal, captivatingly weird video of her wordlessly eating cotton candy in 2014. Now, the internet-girl-turned-musician uses her playful touch in her music, zigzagging from bubblegum pop to shoegaze, metal to new wave — keeping critics and fans alike on their toes.

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With five studio albums, dozens of singles, three soundtrack albums, and six EPs, Poppy has gained a cult-like following that has bolstered her entrance into the tough-to-crack metal industry, a community still reckoning with its history of flagrant misogyny. “I’m not stopping to ask permission from those around me. The moment you stop to ask if it’s OK, that’s when you end up duping yourself,” Poppy says. From disclosing the inspirations behind her dark dance record, Zig to reflecting on the “abyss of the internet” and teasing how you’ll never guess her next move, Erica Russell takes us deep into the phantasmagorical world of Poppy.

Preorder your copy today and get an exclusive vinyl variant of Poppy’s Zig here.

Stay tuned this week — the Fall 2023 Issue also comes with previously announced cover stars Scowl and Yves Tumor, as well as stories on Jean Dawson, Shapel Lacy and Toby Morse, Genesis Owusu, and more. See the cover, shot by photographer Kate Biel, below.

Styling by Erik Ziemba at Paradis

Makeup by Jaime Diaz at Paradis using Isamaya Beauty

Hair by Mikey Lorenzano

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