Paper Idol is the brainchild of Matan Koplin-Green, former Wesleyan University neuroscience student. It all started in 2016 as a college dance-punk project with a ragtag rotating band, leaving Matan studying by day and collecting noise complaints by night. Inspired by nu-disco as much as art pop and indie rock, Paper Idol offers a rare combination of new-school production and old-school vibes, and has been championed by tastemaker publications Under the Radar, Billboard, Buzzbands.la, Dancing Astronaut, and many more.

In 2019, Paper Idol teamed up with Lowly records to released the blog-haus-inspired “Feel Real Pretty” which received steady airplay on Los Angeles’s KCRW, placements in CW’s Nancy Drew, and support from major Spotify & Apple Music editorial playlists. His collaborations with Yung Bae and Wankelmut were featured on Billboard’s New Music Friday and debuted on BBC Radio 1’s Future Dance show, respectively. Paper Idol’s experimental live-electronic show, masterminded by bandmate and synth-extraordinaire Adam Rochelle, has graced the stage opening for acts like Louis Futon, Sam Gellaitry, and Yung Bae.