Alternative pop artist Celeste Corsano returns with “XS,” a striking new single released via Magic Door Record Label and paired with a surreal animated video by Brother JT. Built around the dual meaning of “XS” as both extra small and excess success, the song unpacks body image, insecurity, and the relentless pressure to meet shifting standards of perfection. Wrapped in warm analogue textures, Corsano explores the cycle of comparison and the hollow calm that can follow the chase for an imagined ideal. “XS is about feeling like an outsider and trying to fit in,” Corsano explains, reflecting on how media, industry expectations, and personal history feed that internal struggle.
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording Studio in Montclair, New Jersey, the track features guitar work from James Mastro and bass by David Nagler. Sonically recalling the melodic edge of The Cars and the art-pop intuition of Kate Bush, “XS” continues Corsano’s recent run of deeply personal releases. The accompanying video mirrors the song’s emotional arc, ending with a symbolic release into nature that rejects perfection entirely. Intimate, thoughtful, and quietly defiant, “XS” captures Corsano at her most honest, turning vulnerability into a form of freedom.
