Pickle Darling juxtaposes the sounds of whimsical indie pop with the earnest, vulnerable vocals of New Zealand songwriter/producer Lukas Mayo. After debuting the home-recorded solo project with an understated Beatles covers EP (2016's oh golly gosh, it's the beatles), they eventually landed in New Zealand's Top 40 with their more-refined second full-length, Cosmonaut, in 2021. Pickle Darling continued to dwell on the existential while returning to the playful, collage-like production of their earlier work on 2023's Laundromat.