Hannah Diamond has been PC Music’s brightest pop purist to an unsung degree across the past several years, and as the storied experimental pop collective comes closer to writing its final chapter, it’s a promising sign that even when it does, Diamond is getting an even brighter shine moving forward. Refer to “Affirmations”, the highlight from the UK songwriter and visual artist’s recently-released sophomore album, Perfect Picture. We can only hope that the underdog stories we’ve long stuck by will eventually see a win come through, and here, it’s in the form of Diamond’s switch-up from the sad girl trapped inside her phone to the scribe of a self-love synth-pop anthem living her best life out loud independently. “I am building my own world / I’m a business woman and my own CEO / I will always be enough / I mean a lot to all my friends and I will never give up,” she proclaims. The listen’s sprites of bubblegum Europop production equally has the power to outlast any negative energy, and as has her formula has proven, time as well.

Hannah Diamond’s Perfect Picture is available now on PC Music.