Rising singer-songwriter Simone has released their new single “Kissing Strangers” today.

When it comes to the new song, Simone said:

“Kissing Strangers” is inspired by one of my all-time favorite shows, “New Girl”. There is an on-again-off-again relationship between two of the main characters, and I ended up writing from the guy’s point of view, who initiated one of their splits. The song is about messing up something that you wanted so bad, regretting it every second, and doing anything to get this person back. So you go out and try to make them jealous by kissing random people at parties (because somehow that’s gonna make them fall in love with you again, right?).”

The song comes from Simone’s forthcoming Love Lessons EP, which will be released this summer. The 16-year-old has gained a massive following on TikTok with over 200,000 followers. Simone also hosts the podcast Is This Thing On?, which features a new episode every Wednesday. You can hear the artist on today’s episode of 365 days with mxmtoon.