With her unique ethereal and otherworldly style, artist and producer Emily Magpie delves deep into vulnerability as a form of power in her upcoming album ‘There Are Other Forms of Strength’, set for release April 19th 2024 with Def Pressé.

Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating dream pop delving into different dimensions. Her recent EP 'She' on Def Pressé has been championed by Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6 Music.

Set for release in 2024 with Def Pressé, her lyrics take us on a journey of self-reflection into the subconscious in which she lays out her flaws and fears in a way which feels simultaneously dream-like and razor sharp. Her production mirrors this vulnerability in its raw, textured electronic and organic sounds which shape shift into a myriad of unique atmospheric alt-pop landscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Anna Wise, Sylvan Esso and Anna B Savage as well as philosophy, literature and nature Magpie takes the listener on a journey that is both otherworldly and relatable.

Of the album Emily says, "There are archetypes akin to yin and yang in so many cultures- the feminine and masculine. I felt I'd been focused on the masculine, doing doing doing. I committed to spending more time in that internal, feminine, dreaming space which felt like a radical act for myself and within our society. There's so much I never valued or took the time to process within myself. I found this quiet, vulnerable strength. I wrote this album in the midst of that journey and as a kind of magic spell to lead me along that path."

“Beautiful, I feel like I’m underwater when I listen to this. Amazing artist”- Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music

The first single, Sunflowers is released Feb 15th

On Sunflowers, Emily says...

“I was feeling anxious, stressed and bored of being an adult when I wrote Sunflowers. I felt like my child self was looking at me like "WHAT are you doing? Why aren't you having fun?" And I thought yeah, why aren't I?

Joy and presence are so easily discarded when we get busy. And they are some of our most valuable things. I wrote this song as a vow to my inner child that if they stick with me and remind me not to take myself too seriously I'll treasure them and won't forget again.”

Spending the last few years playing support for artists such as This Is The Kit and Let’s Eat Grandma, and everywhere from Green Man Festival and Boomtown Festival in the UK she returned in 2021 with a dynamic + exciting full band experience which have been playing sold out headline shows since, including Sebright Arms as well as Dot to Dot Festival and FOCUS Wales where the band were picked out as one of God is in the TV's festival highlights. Press highlights include The Line of Best Fit, Earmilk and Mahogany.

Bastien Keb recently remixed a song from Emily’s ‘She’ EP, Down in the Deep, and it was released at the end of 2023. Emily will be supporting Bastien Keb at the Moth Club (30th March - dice.fm/event/qvdg9-bastien-keb-emily-magpie-30th-mar-moth-club-london-tickets) and playing at The Great Escape 2024. She will also be supporting Dizraeli on their UK tour throughout April and May (linktr.ee/dizraelitour).

Album Release Schedule
Feb 15 - Sunflowers
Feb 29 - White Heart Rabbit
March 14 - All the Lights
April 4 - What's Eating You
April 19 – There Are Other Forms of Strength