ANTONYMPH

"ANTONYMPH" is a song by brony artist Vylet Pony. It was released on June 11, 2021 as a single from her album, CUTIEMARKS (And the Things That Bind Us) (2021). The song is about indulging on passions and fixations, that people should never feel ashamed of them as there's plenty of things in the world and online to fall in love with and to find happiness in. She also wrote this epic dancepop anthem as a message to her childhood self, as she used to feel guilty about her music taste back then.

Vylet Pony says in the description of the Youtube music video, "I used to feel self conscious about my love for MLP and other fictional media, so I embraced the most unapologetically pony themes. And it was a long journey to becoming as openly queer as I am, so I queercoded this song an album so deeply to fulfill that previously empty and dark part of my heart. I imagined this scenario where the usually-reserved Fluttershy discovers a passion for the internet, making friends (and partners) online, and indulging in the colourful world of songs and videos and shitposts it has to offer.

"The music video itself is filled to the brim with tons of little secrets and details, especially lots of references to some of our favourite things from around 2007 - 2013. In some cases, I asked illustrators and animators to pick something that inspired them the most from that era and they came up with stuff that I had even completely forgot about up until then. It’s like a retroactive time capsule, or perhaps a musical and visual scrapbook. I also included lots of photo and video memories and moments throughout my life; spot them all, and you have a window into my life as far back as 2010, up until now.

"This song and music video was a passion project. I wrote most of it in isolation, but eventually opened up to writing it with a few of my closest friends. It felt right to be able to share this experience with them. The moment I started to realize what this song was becoming, I began to organize the music video. Overall this was the hardest song on the album to make and the most ambitious music video I’ve ever taken on. Please read the rest of the description and acknowledge the brilliant collaborators that I shared this creative space with. It was a huge honour and we all worked so hard to make this happen."