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The road leading to âDemidevilâ has been somewhat bumpy. Originally slated for release last October âshipping delaysâ held up proceedings first of all; then the mixtape was delayed again a second time. In a subsequent note to fans Ashnikko wrote that she was pushing things back to February 2021 so that she could put as much energy as possible into promoting it; you also canât help but wonder if the repeated rejigs were intended to give her breakthrough single âDaisyâ some more breathing room for standalone success. Like earlier track âStupidâ (both rose to prominence on TikTok) the song was crossing over from viral sensation to mainstream pop at the time, and gaining some major radio traction in the process â it ended up enjoying modest, but not runaway, chart success.