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Multifaceted artist, producer, and DJ Pool Girl – the creative moniker of Allie Nixon – returns with her sophomore EP, ‘Ultramarine’. Anchored by the lush new single ‘Better Days’, the four-track project is a fluid, euphoric journey that builds on the dreamy electro-pop foundations laid in her debut ‘Trophy Wife’, while pushing further into experimental waters.
‘Ultramarine’, the sophomore EP from Pool Girl, marks an exciting evolution in the sonic world of Allie Nixon’s solo project. While staying true to her signature blend of nostalgic, beachy textures and subtly electronic indie pop, the new release expands her sound with fresh depth and direction.
On the name Ultramarine, Pool Girl shares: “Blue is the colour I continually envisioned when writing these songs. In the past, I haven’t really associated colours with my music, but during the season I was writing these songs, I kept coming back to envisioning this bold, deep blue. Something about the colour’s consistency and vibrance in a time where it felt like there was a lot of uncertainty and change kept me feeling centred. I’ve been deeply inspired by modern and contemporary fine artists, such as Yves Klein, and the name Ultramarine is a nod to that.”
Pool Girl continues to build momentum as a rising artist, and ‘Ultramarine’ offers a vivid glimpse into the next chapter of her music, as she works on her debut full-length project – currently in development with acclaimed artist Michl as executive producer.
‘Ultramarine’ glistens with a nostalgic haze and glitchy sonic current. Synths shimmer like light refracting underwater, while Allie’s angelic vocals float across tracks with a kind of weightlessness that defines her sonic universe. There’s a clear visual and sonic identity at play here – a world that feels submerged, shimmering, and surreal. The water motif that underpins the Pool Girl project is embedded in the music’s makeup. You can hear it in the muffled, floaty ambience, like sound carried through water.
The name Ultramarine, meaning “beyond the sea” in Latin, captures the EP’s expansive and mysterious spirit. It’s a body of work that plays with contrasts: natural vs. synthetic, emotional vs. electronic, softness vs. glitchy. These elements melt together to create something both intimate and otherworldly, and showcase Allie’s ability to blend the human and digital in unexpected ways.
‘Better Days’ is the final single from Pool Girl’s sophomore EP, ‘Ultramarine’. Pool Girl – the pseudonym of songwriter and producer Allie Nixon – wrote the track in her bedroom after a tough conversation with one of her best friends, who also happens to be a therapist. It’s about how uncomfortable it can be when a friend asks the hard questions, but also how that kind of honesty is what deepens real connection. Ultimately, that difficult conversation unlocked the lyrics of ‘Better Days’, processing past hurt and creating something beautiful from healing.
Built around a motif from Debussy’s Clair de Lune, the track nods to Nixon’s classical piano roots, adding a nostalgic layer to its warm indie sound and echoing the emotional complexity that runs throughout Ultramarine.
Following the success of her debut EP ‘Trophy Wife’, which introduced Pool Girl as a fresh voice in the indie-pop space, ‘Ultramarine’ marks a clear evolution. It’s a confident, ambitious follow-up that shows an artist unafraid to explore deeper textures and emotions.
With this release, Pool Girl cements herself as one of the most exciting new voices in the space where indie, electronica, and experimental pop collide.
