The 2021 debut album by Pom Pom Squad, the alt-rock project of Mia Berrin from New York, called Death Of A Cheerleader, received great acclaim. After catching the attention as a Stereogum Band To Watch, it was revealed that Berrin is MC Serch’s daughter. Despite releasing Nada Surf’s “Popular” and the track “River” for the Song Confessional project, it’s been three years since a new Pom Pom Squad single. That changes with the release of “Downhill” today.
“Downhill” is a sleek and catchy song about uncertainty and panic. Co-written by Mia Berrin with film composer Cody Fitzgerald and singer-songwriter Sabrina Song, and co-produced by Fitzgerald, the song has a crystalline sound with a programmed dance beat complementing Berrin’s voice. Berrin shares her thoughts on the track:
In my everyday life, I’m pretty reserved and shy, so it’s odd, even to me, that I feel this pull to be onstage — to put my music out and open myself up to everything that comes with that. When I was writing “Downhill,” I was thinking a lot about the push-pull between those opposing sides of my personality. Sometimes, being ambitious feels like being self-destructive, and I wanted to explore the line between the two. Also, it’s been nearly three years since I’ve released anything new, so this song feels like my reintroduction to the world. Pom Pom Squad is soooo back, baby!
Check out “Downhill” below.
“Downhill” is available now on City Slang.
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