▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁began ▁recording ▁and ▁re le asing ▁music ▁under ▁the ▁project ▁name ▁A RO ▁( her ▁initial s ). ▁A RO , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁her ▁father ' s ▁heavy ▁metal , ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁synth ▁pop , ▁and ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁Kate ▁Bush ▁and ▁Port is head , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁P J ▁Har vey ▁and ▁Mass ive ▁Att ack . ▁She ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁music ▁videos , ▁and ▁her ▁video ▁for ▁" R aining ▁Gold " ▁received ▁ 2 ▁million ▁hits ▁in ▁just ▁two ▁months . ▁ ▁A RO ▁so ▁far ▁have ▁performed ▁only ▁ 3 ▁live ▁shows . ▁Union ▁Pool , ▁Brook lyn ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mercur y ▁L oun ge , ▁NY C ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁The ▁E cho , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁having ▁re le asing ▁ 3 ▁songs ▁" R aining ▁Gold ", ▁" I ▁Can ▁Change " ▁and ▁" C oca ine ▁Style ", ▁updates ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁started ▁to ▁become ▁few ▁and ▁far ▁between . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁A RO ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁Inst agram ▁page ▁that ▁an ▁EP ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁thank ing ▁the ▁fans ▁for ▁their ▁p atience . ▁A RO ▁te ased ▁new ▁material ▁on ▁Inst agram ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 ▁