Matan KG Shares His “Dark Side” as Deep Thrills

Words by Julia Norton

Indie dance music artist Paper Idol is flipping the coin and taking on a new era under the name Deep Thrills. Matan KG, the artist behind both music projects, is based in Los Angeles and has been releasing music as Paper Idol since 2018. The artist is rebranding as Deep Thrills to release more electro-based music, with his first single “First Date feat. XKYLAR” out now!

With this rebrand, Deep Thrills takes a more bold and lustful approach to the music Matan KG is creating. Matan introduced Deep Thrills via Instagram on March 11th with a notes app screenshot stating “paper idol’s dark side, deep thrills, has been DJing and putting in some fun parties. I’ll also be putting music under that name at some pt so go follow the instagram!” along with a snippet of electro music, giving fans a taste of what’s in store under this venture.

While Matan KG was mainly touring as Paper Idol prior to starting Deep Thrills, he has already begun the live performance circuit under the new name. The release of “First Date” featuring up and coming electropop artist XKYLAR will be an exciting start to broadening the artist’s audience beyond the LA dance scene. Deep Thrills teased a few clips from the new track on social media, building the anticipation for a track that you will want to dance to on a night out.

If you can’t wait for Matan KG to drop more music as Deep Thrills, check out his work as Paper Idol on all streaming services, including his 2022 album The Playground. You can also find XKYLAR’s music anywhere you can stream music, including her latest single “HOT” featured on several Spotify created playlists.

Of course, you can also stream “First Date feat. XKYLAR” down below!