Tamta has never been particularly interested in staying in one lane. Across a career that moves between pop music, fashion and queer club culture, the Greek artist has built a reputation for constantly reshaping her own identity. Her new single AUTOTAPINOSI pushes that instinct further than ever, landing as one of her most confrontational and conceptually sharp releases to date.
The last time we spoke with Tamta at METAL was only a few months ago, around the release of THE VILLAIN HEROINE. At the time, she reflected on the freedom that comes with rejecting expectations: “I don’t know if I’m drawn to another world or just reacting against this one. But yes, I’m attracted to the otherworldly: a space with complete freedom of expression, no beauty standards, no rules.” That instinct for reinvention continues to drive this new chapter.
Built on a stark EBM framework, AUTOTAPINOSI merges industrial electronics with post-punk textures and a dark, physical club pulse. The sound is tense but still anchored in Tamta’s unmistakable pop sensibility. Produced by TEO.x3, with songwriting contributions from TSO and BARBZ, the track leans into a colder sonic palette that contrasts with the emotional directness of its themes.
At its core, AUTOTAPINOSI is about power, but not in the way pop music usually frames it. Instead of leaning into empowerment clichés, the song moves through a more complicated space where vulnerability and control collide. Tamta addresses that contrast directly: “AUTOTAPINOSI plays with the idea that surrender can be a form of power. It’s about owning your desires without shame and redefining empowerment on your own terms.” The lyrics lean fully into that confrontation. Lines like “I move with intention, dominant” or “Baby boy, no, I’m the one who takes control” flip familiar dynamics, placing the voice of the song firmly in charge of the narrative.
Directed by Adam C. Keller with creative direction by NMR, the accompanying video feels sleek, dark and provocative. Tamta appears alongside Lefteris Sidiropoulos in a series of highly stylised scenes that play with gaze, dominance and performance. The result is striking and reinforces the tension that sits at the centre of the song.
AUTOTAPINOSI is another step inside that restless evolution, a track that sharpens the tension between pop accessibility, underground club energy and Tamta’s instinct for reinvention. As she told us during our last conversation at METAL, the drive to move forward is part of the process itself: “I love stepping into the unknown and exploring, even if I later realise it was not the place I wanted to go. Because sometimes you do something and you’re like, okay, was that a good place or not? But it’s still okay.”
