personne

“attention economy” is personne’s first major release: an EP that came into the world as suddenly as the band itself. Unconditional inventiveness, rage, and the courage to critique unite these three magnificent musicians into a sparkling entity of hope.

we are nobody

nous sommes personne

we are no one

Anna Girsberger, Paul Studer, and Basil Schreyer had to find each other. All born in the early 2000s and socialized amid the tensions of digital dopamine, virtual encounters, and late-stage capitalism, they are ready to shake off the fast pace of life. They long for meaning beyond the visible and for genuine connections.

“attention economy” is a critique of a world that increasingly defines itself through presence, and its counterproposal in one: Analog, warm, human music that evokes associations with the surreal pop worlds of Aldous Harding, the uncompromising honesty of Sophie Hunger, and the lyrical depths of Adrienne Lenker.

Three very headstrong personalities with different musical backgrounds come together, drawing shared strength from their contrasts.

“We love to butt heads, but consciously and always in the best possible way,” says the band. They distill their zeal from heated, passionate discussions. Like a fire meeting tinder, personne recorded their first EP in May 2025; the sessions with German producer Phil Eulgem were eventful and productive in a short time.

trust your senses

trust your truth

trust your path

and everything you do

These are songs navigating the tension between identity, cult of personality, and belonging. The opener “avalanche” is a cry for liberation, with Radiohead-esque harmonies, piano, and drums rushing and soaring. “synesthesia” is an urgent anthem against sensory overload, a call to trust one’s own senses in times of pervasive irritation. “mad girl” is a feverish homage to the poet Sylvia Plath, love and madness united in wandering piano, encouraging drums, and vocals straight out of a dream. “coffee grounds” seeks stability and meaning in turbulent times, letting instruments and voice drift apart and find each other again. “changing choosing winning losing” is a decision against stagnation—a quiet but all the more emphatic impetus to reclaim freedom.

choose your weapon wisely

when will they realize, we

can’t win, there’s no prize

songs are weapons in disguise

The performers are:

• Anna Girsberger: Piano & Vocals
• Paul Studer: Electric Bass/Synth Bass
• Basil Schreyer: Drums

Anna Girsberger is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who released her highly acclaimed solo debut as Anna Rey on Red Brick Records in 2025 and has collaborated with artists such as Andrina Bollinger, Rob Luft, and To Athena.

Paul Studer is a bassist with roots in jazz and pop who has played with Fräulein Luise, Chris Cheek, Adam O’Farrill, and Grégoire Maret, among others.

As a drummer, Basil Schreyer is helping to shape the scene in French-speaking Switzerland and won the M4Music Demotape Clinic 2025 with his band Polar Bären.

“attention economy” will be released on February 27, 2026, on Two Gentlemen and Irascible Records.

https://www.personne-band.ch/

Photo: Sam Aebi

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