EMMA WORLEY’S NEW ALBUM, FOREVER BEGINNER, OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 VIA ACRONYM RECORDS
CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 15
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On her sophomore album, Forever Beginner, Emma Worley tucks grief, joy, humour, and pain into the same fold. Emerging during a transformative period in her life, one shaped by chronic illness, treatment, healing, and resilience, Forever Beginner is an open-hearted, self-reckoning body of work.
In her new single, “Weekend Baby”, Worley abandons self-seriousness and embraces existential optimism as the song leans into the absurdity (and possible meaninglessness) of it all. “Weekend Baby” is a windows-down indie folk anthem about friendship, love, and the weirdness of being alive.Its playful swagger is driven by stacked banjos and Worley’s laid-back vocal delivery. It’s a track for Sunday scaries, any day of the week.
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MORE ABOUT FOREVER BEGINNER
Blending alternative folk and Americana, the album was crafted over two years with producer, multi-instrumentalist, and longtime collaborator Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station, Joan Shelley). The arrangements are a textural delight, with Worley’s tender voice and poignant songwriting at the centre. Featuring the talents of Julian Psihogios, Jasper Smith, Matt Kelly, Kendel Carson, Dylan Burchell, Will Kidman, Wyatt C. Louis, Lia Pappas Kemps, Tamara Lindeman, Ken Whiteley, Georgia Harmer, and more, Forever Beginner is both a shining emblem of Toronto’s remarkable music community.
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MORE ABOUT EMMA WORLEY
Hailing from Guelph, Ontario, and now residing in Toronto, Worley spent many years dedicated to a career as an emerging visual artist. Upon graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design University, Worley garnered attention for her sculpture/installation work through exhibitions, installations, and residencies at various high-profile institutions. However, despite her burgeoning success in the visual-arts world, Worley found herself compulsively drawn towards creating the material that would become her debut album, Sentimentalist. Pulling from lived experience, triumph, heartbreak, and everything in between, the wisdom and grace of this collection is telling of Worley's dedication to relatable storytelling and emotional finesse.
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EMMA WORLEY PERFORMANCE DATES
Sept 15 - Quai des Brumes, Montreal, QC *
Sept 17 - Charlotte Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB *
Sept 18 - Harvest Moon Festival, Bridgewater, NS *
Sept 19 - Babas Lounge, Charlottetown, PEI *
Sept 20 - House Show, Halifax, NS *
Sept 22 - Commune, Truro, NS - *
Sept 23 - Greenslades, Sackville, NB *
* with Talel McBriar and Claire Hunter
FOREVER BEGINNER TRACKLIST
01 Weekend Baby
02 Comedy Club
03 Hardware Store in Heaven
04 All For Nothing
05 Buddy
06 Forever Beginner
07 the song in my heart is a hard one to play
08 Cupid The Vandal
09 Known
