MAGI MERLIN’S DEBUT ALBUM, POWER HOUSE, DUE OUT JULY 10, 2026
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Magi Merlin swings big on her new single and propulsive video for “SpiceKick”, compressing all her eclectic tastes into a high-stakes tune that reconfigures alt-R&B on her own terms. The single arrives alongside the announcement of her debut album POWER HOUSE, due July 10, 2026. The video directed by Félicie Diaz & Noshirt is punk, corporeal and choreography-forward, as relentless as the track itself.
“I wanted to open the project with something loud, flashy, and seemingly arrogant,” says Magi. “The track, though, is a kind of façade. I’ve felt as confident as ‘SpiceKick’ sounds, but that feeling can’t last forever, perhaps it shouldn't. Sometimes arrogance becomes a cover for fear and inadequacy. The mask slips at the end when I tell the listener to save themselves from me. SpiceKick is an ode to ego and self-confidence, something that can curdle into self-loathing if left unchecked.”
Screw the soft launch. Magi’s target audience is her fellow obsessives, she sings directly to the listener pressed up against the other side of the screen’s glass. She coined her own genre for it: Broken R&B, less a marketing term than an honest account of how she works, co-writing and co-producing with long-time collaborator Funkywhat, leading on her own art direction, shaping a visual world as self-defined and infectious as the music.
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BTS image credit: Yasmine Cloutier Maalouf
“SpiceKick” follows “POPSTAR” – our first taste from her debut full-length – which premiered on Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio 6 Music show, picked up a B-list placement and had repeat plays on New Music Fix, with London its number one city on streaming platforms and a place on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Favorites in March 2026. The single arrived as Magi was wrapping a European support run with Yaya Bey, the latest in a string of momentum that’s been building steadily across both sides of the Atlantic.
The music is only part of it. This spring Magi makes her acting debut in Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks, which screened at TIFF 2025 and SXSW alongside Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick and Juliette Gariépy, with the US cinema release landing April 17.
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Magi [pronounced Mahd-j-eye] grew up in Montreal. Her 2022 EP Gone Girl earned praise from Bandcamp Daily, The FADER, The Line of Best Fit and Nylon, leading to tours with Noga Erez and a LATAM date with Omar Apollo. A surprise EP, A Weird Little Dog, arrived as she opened a US tour for Nubya Garcia, followed by festival appearances at Osheaga, Festival d’été de Québec (opening for Ty Dolla $ign), Treefort, Reeperbahn and the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
With her debut album POWER HOUSE out July 10, Magi is about to reveal a big, sparkling new chamber of her craft. The title alone tells you she’s not playing it safe.
PRE-SAVE POWER HOUSE HERE
PERFORMANCE DATES
04/01/2026 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G
06/26/2026 - Mayenne, FR - Un singe en été
17/07/2026 - Dour, BE - Dour Music Festival
LP Artwork Credit: Sophia Perras // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
POWER HOUSE TRACKLIST
01 Welcome Home
02 SpiceKick
03 EAT!ME!OUT!
04 So Smart
05 Thank You!!!
06 WHIP
07 Crawl
08 pixxxie
09 Workout
10 Salt
11 POPSTAR
12 Wtvr