London alt-pop provocateur girli (Milly Toomey) opens a new chapter with “Better Undressed”: more naked, more honest, more fragile.
She’s stripping away the shell of her world – built on PC Music gloss, bubblegum-pop energy, and punk fury – leaving behind a reality that is both humorous and painfully raw.
On the surface, the track plays like a game of “getting close again” with an ex, but it’s actually a confession that lays bare both body and emotion.
girli puts into words that hardest realisation:
“Once the clothes go back on, we turn into two strangers again.”
“Better Undressed” is less about physical attraction and more about the desire to reclaim emotional intimacy – the shame, longing, and self-deception that come with wanting to get close to someone again.
The production leaves behind the shine of her previous era, embracing a grainy, dirtier, far more intimate tone.
This phase feels like a threshold where girli is rewriting her relationship with queer identity, the search for liberation, and societal pressures.
The first sign of her forthcoming 2026 album makes it clear: no filters, no glitter – just the inner voice.
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girli is stripping the over-decorated emotions of the alt-pop scene to build a more authentic aesthetic.
“Better Undressed” is a manifesto that honestly surfaces both the comical and the shattering moments of post-breakup culture.
The song opens a new line in queer pop narrative: intimacy defined not through the body, but through emotion.
