On ‘So Smart’, Magi Merlin writes herself a pacifying ode to self-kindness, recognising that, in truth, no one else holds the authority to give us the empathy we need most but ourselves. The combination of her disorienting layered vocals and radical instrumentation almost lends the song a three-dimensional feel. The single and video arrive as the third installment ahead of her debut album POWER HOUSE, which comes out July 10.

As Magi puts it, “‘So Smart’ is an ode to finding sympathy for your own self. We made it in Mexico City and I ended up having a full meltdown, broke ten years of vegetarianism over a taco and felt like a complete fraud. Funky told me I had to be nicer to myself, and then Sam played the song back and that line was just there: ‘I’ll push to be kinder to myself… I guess.’ It’s essentially about getting over myself in the most empathetic way possible.”