MAGI MERLIN’S DEBUT ALBUM, POWER HOUSE, DUE OUT VIA BONSOUND JULY 10, 2026
WATCH / SHARE “pixxxie” HERE
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PRE-SAVE POWER HOUSE HERE
“So Smart is a sweet love letter to oneself; a reminder to be kind and gentle. ...ethereal yet empowered." CBC Music ‘Songs You Need To Hear’
“‘So Smart’ maps out a constellation of radical empathy in a world that practices individualism and narcissism.” Clash Magazine
“a confident, effortlessly cool club banger.” Exclaim! On “SpiceKick”
LISTEN TO MAGI MERLIN TALK ABOUT “POPSTAR” AND POWER HOUSE ON CBC Q WITH TOM POWER
Photo Credit: Sophia Perras // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Fresh off the success of "POPSTAR", "SpiceKick", and "So Smart", Magi Merlin shares “pixxxie”, a song that conjures pop and sets it free. The song is a liberation of women from the male gaze, sung ironically from the perspective of the “manic pixie dream girl”. Here, Magi's singing is tactile, arranged in such a way that it comes flying at the listener from every direction. The single comes as the final offering before the release of her debut album POWER HOUSE.
It features a deliciously devastating synth line and poignant production, gutting in its raw power that Magi has come to embody with this forthcoming project – POWER HOUSE – available on all digital platforms on July 10, 2026.
“Female characters in film are often reduced to this trope, simply a device used to further the plot of the male protagonist” Magi explains. "This is a role and, at its worst, an expectation many men in real life will cast onto their female counterparts. The only function of women in their eyes is being a sexual object or a tool to aid them in their growth.” With pixxxie, Magi Merlin reminds us that this pernicious ideal is not merely a product of man-made fiction, but a reflection of our society.
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With its previous singles garnering international acclaim from notable outlets such as BBC Radio 6 Music, Clash Magazine, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, KCRW, KEXP, Wonderland Magazine, Libération, France Inter, FIP, CBC, Radio-Canada, Exclaim! and RANGE, POWER HOUSE is set to be one of the most memorable debut albums of the year. Magi Merlin will be touring both Europe and North America this summer and fall; including a freshly announced headline dates in London (UK), Montréal, Toronto (CAN) and a performance at Rock En Seine sharing the Wednesday line-up with Sombr and Tyler The Creator - see the list below for all tour dates.
MORE ABOUT POWER HOUSE
Magi Merlin’s debut LP, POWER HOUSE, is a high-production, 12-track masterclass in modern pop - an infectious, high-energy record that feels deceptively familiar at first touch, yet every time you reach for a comparison, you realize it doesn't quite fit; a one-of-one project that remains as polished as it is daring.
Conceptually, POWER HOUSE is an exploration of the internal architecture we all inhabit, housing the conflicting rooms of anger, fear, vanity, and ultimately, a reclaimed sense of power. Where Magi Merlin’s previous work, Gone Girl, was a study of external strength, this new era is an ode to the realization that inner work is the only true outer work. With a perspective that is both empathetic and furious, and a grow-as-you-go philosophy, she proves that real change starts small but sounds massive.
WATCH / SHARE “SPICEKICK” HERE
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The record serves as a realist’s manifesto, navigating the duality of the modern female experience. Writing from her perspective as a bisexual/ENM woman, Merlin explores the contradictions of seeking validation in both platonic and romantic contexts. She deconstructs the plastic confidence used as modern armor, the performative standards of the beauty industry, and the systemic pressures that force women to navigate their lives with hyper-caution. From flashy, artificial boastfulness to radical, empathetic self-reflection, POWER HOUSE refuses to look away from the uncomfortable.
WATCH / SHARE “POPSTAR” (VISUALIZER) HERE
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MORE ABOUT MAGI MERLIN
There's a special kind of kindred spirit that Magi Merlin makes music for; her fellow obsessives. Screw the soft launch. Magi (pronounced Mahd-j-eye) sings directly to the listener, face pressed up against the other side of the screen's glass. Through her propulsive, avant-garde form of pop and "Broken” R&B, she explores life's deep existential truths, tearing through imagination and genre like outfits ripped off a garment rack. Whether that be a Galliano tulle skirt for a quick studio session, lace wrist cuffs on a first date, or jungle-inspired splintered kick drums giving way to futuristic synth lines.
WATCH / SHARE “SO SMART” HERE
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Over the last years, she has written and co-composed largely alongside Funkywhat, a collaborator with whom she has built a shared musical language. Magi’s alternative forms of pop and R&B are about as high-definition as one can imagine, without sacrificing sensuousness and emotion. Her 2022 EP Gone Girl is music that feels alive, animated by a voice that blends unruly maximalism and earned wisdom. It sent her on tour with Noga Erez and on an electric performance in Mexico City in support of Omar Apollo. A surprise EP in 2025, A Weird Little Dog, brought a deepened emphasis to her experimental style and gave rise to “Broken R&B”, a genre she named and owns entirely, less a marketing category than an honest account of how she works, her art direction and visual world as idiosyncratic and charged as the music itself.
Soon after, she opened for Nubya Garcia across the US, with festival appearances at Osheaga, Festival d'été de Québec, where she opened for Ty Dolla $ign, and most recently a European support run with Yaya Bey. Outside of music, she made her acting debut in 2026 with Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks, alongside Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, and Juliette Gariépy, which screened at TIFF and SXSW.
LISTEN TO MAGI MERLIN TALK ABOUT “POPSTAR” AND POWER HOUSE ON CBC Q WITH TOM POWER
TOUR DATES
Thu, Jun 25 - Paris, FR - Paris Fashion Week (TBA)
Fri, Jun 26 - Mayenne, FR - Un Singe en Été Festival
Sat, Jun 27 - Bailleul, FR - En Nord Beat Festival
Fri, Jul 17 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival
Sat, Jul 18 - Belval, LUX - Flow Festival
Wed, Aug 26 - Paris, FR - Rock En Seine Festival
Sat, Sep 12 - Burlington, VT - Otis Mountain fest
Thu, 17 Sep - Montréal, QC - Les Foufs
Wed. Oct 14 - Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
Wed, Oct 28, - London, UK - Colours
Sat, Oct 31,- Bruxelles, BE - Weekender Festival
Thu, 19 Nov 26 - Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village
PRE-SAVE POWER HOUSE HERE
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
