Brayton Bowman is one busy bee. After releasing his EP ‘Here | Now’ this past winter, the 21-year-old electro-pop singer from Philadelphia released “Skin Deep”, the follow-up single off his upcoming EP ‘The Update’. Through the power of the internet, the world has quickly caught on to Brayton’s incredible talent (#slay) and his quirky, but undeniably genius and entertaining, tweets.

Brayton holds nothing back in his music – his vocal abilities shine through on songs like “Jaywalk” and “Privacy”, and, as shown on the track “Stephen”, he isn’t afraid to send shout outs to the heartbreakers, à la Taylor Swift. When he’s not releasing bangers of his own, you can find him ‘refixing’ songs like Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time”, interacting with his fans on Twitter, rehearsing for upcoming shows with artists like Betty Who and CRUISR, or working towards his debut album. Next, look out for ‘The Update’, which is set for a June release.

On this MUSIC MONDAY, I caught up with Brayton to talk about the inspiration behind his new single, working with powerhouse and friend MNEK and the artistic holy trinity.

What is your new single “Skin Deep” about and what inspired it?

“Skin Deep” is basically my Tinder boy’s lament. It’s a song about realizing you’re only dating someone because of how they look in their selfies. It’s shallow, and frustrating, but we all do it.