Elise Trouw Debuts “All You Need Is Lust” Single from Upcoming Concept Album ‘The Diary of Elon Lust’
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Elise Trouw is stepping into bold new territory with a concept album that’s part satire, part self-revelation. Her upcoming release, The Diary of Elon Lust, introduces a fictional alter ego built from real-life encounters, turning uncomfortable truths into provocative art. With layered storytelling, surreal visuals, and a sharp sonic edge, Trouw reclaims her voice through character, critique, and creative risk. Today she released a bold new single “All You Need Is Lust,” the lead track from the album.
According to a press release from Elisa Trouw’s management, The Diary of Elon Lust concept is due out February 13th, 2026 via Midtopia.
The project marks a radical departure – and also the most honest work – of Trouw’s career. Across fourteen tracks, The Diary of Elon Lust is told through the lens of Elon Lust, a fictional twenty-something male alter ego who embodies a cocktail of entitlement, objectification, and weaponized likability. Part archetype, part confession, part cautionary tale, Elon is made up of things men have said to Elise. Or to her friends. Or to you.
“I started writing these songs as a joke,” Elise says. “But over time I realized – they weren’t completely jokes. And suddenly, they were the only songs I was writing that felt real.”
The first single “All You Need Is Lust” introduces the character with a tongue-in-cheek mantra that turns the Beatles’ famous phrase on its head. Over layered vocals and a hypnotic groove, Elon invites listeners into a world where sex is worshipped and women are commodities.
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The surreal, visually arresting video, also released today, features cherry-headed dancers, giant boob costumes, and dreamlike choreography inspired by Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Directed by Trouw, the viewer’s experience deliberately leans into discomfort.
“We wanted it to feel strange and unsettling – somehow sexual, but not sexualized,” Elise explains.
While The Diary of Elon Lust may sound like a sharp left turn, it doesn’t invalidate what came before. Elise first rose to fame in the late 2010s through her intricate live-looping videos and multi-instrumental performances, earning millions of views across YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Her debut album Unraveling, released as a teenager, led to a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a two-week tour with Incubus. But even at the height of her viral ascent, another project was taking shape quietly in the background.
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“I didn’t realize until later how much I felt like I had to be palatable,” she reflects. “I wanted to be seen as likable. As someone who could play well and sing well and look good doing it, even if that meant not being my full self.”
Elon Lust offers something different: vulnerability, agency, humor, and sharp discomfort. It’s both a creative risk and a personal unveiling.
“This album might feel like a big departure, but it’s the first time I’ve felt free in my songwriting —it’s my humor, my perspective on the world,” Elise shares. “Even though these songs come from my own experiences, I hope people hear them and understand too.”
The Diary of Elon Lust will be released digitally on February 13th, 2026 via Midtopia. Physical vinyl editions will be available via the Buy Before You Stream initiative.
With The Diary of Elon Lust, Elise Trouw invites fans into a daring new chapter—one that’s as satirical as it is sincere, and as musically rich as it is visually surreal. By channeling discomfort into art, she’s crafted a concept album that challenges norms while staying true to her creative instincts. Fans old and new should tune in, watch the video, and prepare for a full release that promises to provoke, entertain, and resonate long after the final track.
For more information, visit https://elisetrouw.com/.
The Diary of Elon Lust – Tracklist:
1. All You Need Is Lust
2. The Perfect Girl
3. She Was Naked
4. (I Like My Women) Shaved
5. BJE
6. 18
7. Gentleman
8. A Little Blood
9. You’re More Fun When You’re Drunk
10. Blue Ball Blues
11. If I Was a Girl
12. The Butt Is the Face of the Back
13. Beta Male
14. Because You Are Hot
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