Read more about the article Magi Merlin ventures deeper into her own brand of pop with ‘pixxxie’
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Magi Merlin ventures deeper into her own brand of pop with ‘pixxxie’

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…

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Read more about the article Magi Merlin shares new single & video ‘So Smart’
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Magi Merlin shares new single & video ‘So Smart’

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…

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Read more about the article Kaya Hoax trades bratty verses with Magi Merlin on ‘Hot Girls With ADD’
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Kaya Hoax trades bratty verses with Magi Merlin on ‘Hot Girls With ADD’

Listening to Montreal based musician Kaya Hoax, you'll find yourself nodding your head with a high energy blend of mischief and passive indignation. Both urgent and celebratory, her music lives somewhere between hip hop and experimental pop, drawing inspiration from UK grime, dancehall and punk. Over a clutter of hypnotic percussions, raw…

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