Alternative pop artist Caroline Romano has seen evergrowing momentum since the release of their 2022 debut album Oddities and Prodigies. Now, Romano set to unveil a new collection of music via their How The Good Girls Die EP. We had a chance to speak with the rising artist about their forthcoming release and their recent tour alongside Grayscale and Smallpools.

MP3s and NPCs: What's the meaning behind the EP's title How The Good Girls Die?

Caroline Romano: How the Good Girls Die is a dramatized account of what it’s like to lose yourself to find yourself. It’s a linear story about heartache and self imposed destruction in the form of late nights and shattered reputations for the first time. I wrote it as sort of a deep dive into how this girl ended up here, for worse and for better, from personal experience.

MP3s and NPCs: This is your second EP following the release of your debut album Oddities & Prodigies. Are you plotting to work on your sophomore studio album soon or are you more content with dropping singles and EPs?

Romano: I’m definitely a very project based person. I love having a linear story to tell, and I very much write from the perspective of every song working together to tell a larger narrative. A sophomore album is absolutely my next goal, and I think any singles in between this EP and then will be to further set up that larger story.

MP3s and NPCs: Aside from personal experiences, what other things (books, movies, etc.) have inspired your songwriting?

Romano: Movies and pop culture absolutely inspire a lot of the things I write about. For the EP, I was really inspired by shows and media I watched in middle/high school, like Skins and different Tumblr posts and aesthetics I used to pin. I’ve written songs specifically based on characters and settings of certain movies before. “Ireland in 2009” is pretty much just a fan fiction song about the movie Cherrybomb. Books especially inspire a lot of the poetry I write that eventually turns into songs.

MP3s and NPCs: Last year, you embarked on your first-ever tour alongside Smallpools and Grayscale. What was that experience like?

Romano: It was seriously the best experience of my life! Performing has always been such a life-giving aspect of being an artist for me, and I fell so deeply in love with touring and the opportunity to connect with people each night on that level. It was one of those things where I knew from night one that this would be a life-changing experience. I’m so grateful for that tour, and I’m so eager to get on the road again!

MP3s and NPCs: What else can fans expect from you in 2025 following the EP's release?

Romano: Honestly a lot more music, haha! I want to release more this year than I have in the past few years since my album, and I’ve spent so much of that time writing songs that I seriously cannot wait to put out into the world.

How The Good Girls Die is slated for a February 21 release. Pre-saves for the EP can be made here.