Pauline Herr Dances On a Razor’s Edge in Captivating Single, “Bleeding Out”

Pauline Herr is at her most vulnerable in her new single, "Bleeding Out," a cyberpunkian lullaby for the chronically overthinking.

Crackling with electric tension, the stunning track is out now via SLANDER's Heaven Sent label. True to form, Herr's lyrics cut deep like daggers, carving out a space between self-destruction and rebirth.

"Liminal, I'm caught in the space between / Self-critical, Yeah I'll try to be patient / I'm bleeding out," she belts.

As the track reaches its climax, Herr's promise to "be alright" feels less like hope and more like a battle cry. Meanwhile, her intense production pounds like a relentless heart monitor, tracking the vital signs of a mind on the brink. But it leaps off the cliff at the drop, a dark and disorienting four-on-the-floor sequence that transports us to a purgatorial dancefloor where demons and determination collide.

Herr says she began recording the deeply personal track during a solo retreat to Joshua Tree.

"I forgot my microphone at home, so I recorded the whole vocal on my MacBook Pro," she explains. "There was so much emotion in the original takes that I ended up leaving those in for the final version."

Listen to "Bleeding Out" below and find the new single on streaming platforms here.