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Addis

I Need Your Love (Radio Edit)

Travelling Song

Take The Bullet

Neck-Deep in the Blyth

Come Undone

Written and Produced by Francesca Louise
Recorded, Produced and Mixed by James Wyatt @ Sloe Flower Studio
Mastered by Rogan Kelsey @ Kelsey Mastering

Vocal - Francesca Louise Fairclough
Backing Vocal - Francesca Louise Fairclough
Drums / Percussion - Josh Neale
Bass - Aaron Stout
Acoustic Guitar - Francesca Louise Fairclough
Strings - Polly Virr & Isabella Baker
Piano - Francesca Louise Fairclough

Artwork - Claire Umney

The Sea - Single

ABOUT LEFT BEHIND

TW: suicide

Left Behind is the first single from pecq’s third EP ‘Amnesia’s Ritual’ - their most personal and powerful record yet, emerging from the experience of losing several friends before their time. Lovingly crafted but emotionally raw, the songs pay tribute to those missed and look unflinchingly at the conflict and chaos of grieving and the vastness of loss.

Left Behind was written in the aftermath of a close friend’s suicide. It explores the multiple detached realities of grief, the way time perception becomes jumbled and non-linear, and the inability to process life moving forward with someone missing.

‘I wrote my first ever songs just after the suicide of one of my closest friends and former bandmate. I think everything I’ve written since then has been about that in some way. Music has been a way to stay connected to them and process the intensity of the things I saw and experienced. This song is the first time I’ve felt able to deal with a lot of stuff I was too scared to revisit before. A big part of that was writing the lyrics with Jakes which helped to distill and accept things that felt too big for my own words. Being able to share these intense feelings has been the best way for me to deal with them. I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if I hadn’t been able to talk to friends and make music’. Nikò

Produced by pecq and Upcycled Sounds: upcycledsounds.co.uk
Mixed by Upcycled Sounds.
Directed by Zak Watson. zakwatsonfilm.com

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pecq - Left Behind

Anghyfarwydd Haul (ft. Thallo)

Matisse [Single]

The second single from Langkamer's upcoming sophomore album 'The Noon and Midnight Manual', out 18th May via Breakfast Records.

Hatchet

Smartlink to second single, White Heart Rabbit - https://lnk.to/WhiteHeartRabbit
SmartLink to album: lnk.to/ThereareOtherFormsofStrength
Smartlink to label, Def Pressé - linktr.ee/defpresse

With her unique ethereal and otherworldly style, artist and producer Emily Magpie delves deep into vulnerability as a form of power in her upcoming album ‘There Are Other Forms of Strength’, set for release April 19th 2024 with Def Pressé.

Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating dream pop delving into different dimensions. Her recent EP 'She' on Def Pressé has been championed by Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6 Music.

Set for release in 2024 with Def Pressé, her lyrics take us on a journey of self-reflection into the subconscious in which she lays out her flaws and fears in a way which feels simultaneously dream-like and razor sharp. Her production mirrors this vulnerability in its raw, textured electronic and organic sounds which shape shift into a myriad of unique atmospheric alt-pop landscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Anna Wise, Sylvan Esso and Anna B Savage as well as philosophy, literature and nature Magpie takes the listener on a journey that is both otherworldly and relatable.

Of the album Emily says, "There are archetypes akin to yin and yang in so many cultures- the feminine and masculine. I felt I'd been focused on the masculine, doing doing doing. I committed to spending more time in that internal, feminine, dreaming space which felt like a radical act for myself and within our society. There's so much I never valued or took the time to process within myself. I found this quiet, vulnerable strength. I wrote this album in the midst of that journey and as a kind of magic spell to lead me along that path."

“Beautiful, I feel like I’m underwater when I listen to this. Amazing artist”- Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music

Spending the last few years playing support for artists such as This Is The Kit and Let’s Eat Grandma, and everywhere from Green Man Festival and Boomtown Festival in the UK she returned in 2021 with a dynamic + exciting full band experience which have been playing sold out headline shows since, including Sebright Arms as well as Dot to Dot Festival and FOCUS Wales where the band were picked out as one of God is in the TV's festival highlights. Press highlights include The Line of Best Fit, Earmilk and Mahogany.

Bastien Keb recently remixed a song from Emily’s ‘She’ EP, Down in the Deep, and it was release at the end of 2023. Emily will be supporting Bastien Keb at the Moth Club (30th March) and playing at The Great Escape 2024. She will also be supporting Dizraeli on their UK tour throughout April and May.

Release Schedule
Feb 15 - Sunflowers
Feb 29 - White Heart Rabbit
March 14 - All the Lights
April 4 - What's Eating You
April 19 – There Are Other Forms of Strength

9. Emily Magpie- White Heart Rabbit

Smartlink to third single, All The Lights - https://lnk.to/EmilyMagpie-AlltheLights
SmartLink to album: lnk.to/ThereareOtherFormsofStrength
Smartlink to label, Def Pressé - linktr.ee/defpresse

With her unique ethereal and otherworldly style, artist and producer Emily Magpie delves deep into vulnerability as a form of power in her upcoming album ‘There Are Other Forms of Strength’, set for release April 19th 2024 with Def Pressé.

Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating dream pop delving into different dimensions. Her recent EP 'She' on Def Pressé has been championed by Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6 Music.

Set for release in 2024 with Def Pressé, her lyrics take us on a journey of self-reflection into the subconscious in which she lays out her flaws and fears in a way which feels simultaneously dream-like and razor sharp. Her production mirrors this vulnerability in its raw, textured electronic and organic sounds which shape shift into a myriad of unique atmospheric alt-pop landscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Anna Wise, Sylvan Esso and Anna B Savage as well as philosophy, literature and nature Magpie takes the listener on a journey that is both otherworldly and relatable.

Of the album Emily says, "There are archetypes akin to yin and yang in so many cultures- the feminine and masculine. I felt I'd been focused on the masculine, doing doing doing. I committed to spending more time in that internal, feminine, dreaming space which felt like a radical act for myself and within our society. There's so much I never valued or took the time to process within myself. I found this quiet, vulnerable strength. I wrote this album in the midst of that journey and as a kind of magic spell to lead me along that path."

“Beautiful, I feel like I’m underwater when I listen to this. Amazing artist”- Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music

Spending the last few years playing support for artists such as This Is The Kit and Let’s Eat Grandma, and everywhere from Green Man Festival and Boomtown Festival in the UK she returned in 2021 with a dynamic + exciting full band experience which have been playing sold out headline shows since, including Sebright Arms as well as Dot to Dot Festival and FOCUS Wales where the band were picked out as one of God is in the TV's festival highlights. Press highlights include The Line of Best Fit, Earmilk and Mahogany.

Bastien Keb recently remixed a song from Emily’s ‘She’ EP, Down in the Deep, and it was release at the end of 2023. Emily will be supporting Bastien Keb at the Moth Club (30th March) and playing at The Great Escape 2024. She will also be supporting Dizraeli on their UK tour throughout April and May.

Release Schedule
Feb 15 - Sunflowers
Feb 29 - White Heart Rabbit
March 14 - All the Lights
April 4 - What's Eating You
April 19 – There Are Other Forms of Strength

4. Emily Magpie- All The Lights

Smartlink to first single, Sunflowers: https://lnk.to/EmilyMagpie-Sunflowers
SmartLink to album: https://lnk.to/ThereareOtherFormsofStrength
Smartlink to label, Def Pressé - https://linktr.ee/defpresse

With her unique ethereal and otherworldly style, artist and producer Emily Magpie delves deep into vulnerability as a form of power in her upcoming album ‘There Are Other Forms of Strength’, set for release April 19th 2024 with Def Pressé.

Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating dream pop delving into different dimensions. Her recent EP 'She' on Def Pressé has been championed by Deb Grant, Tom Ravenscroft, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6 Music.

Set for release in 2024 with Def Pressé, her lyrics take us on a journey of self-reflection into the subconscious in which she lays out her flaws and fears in a way which feels simultaneously dream-like and razor sharp. Her production mirrors this vulnerability in its raw, textured electronic and organic sounds which shape shift into a myriad of unique atmospheric alt-pop landscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Anna Wise, Sylvan Esso and Anna B Savage as well as philosophy, literature and nature Magpie takes the listener on a journey that is both otherworldly and relatable.

Of the album Emily says, "There are archetypes akin to yin and yang in so many cultures- the feminine and masculine. I felt I'd been focused on the masculine, doing doing doing. I committed to spending more time in that internal, feminine, dreaming space which felt like a radical act for myself and within our society. There's so much I never valued or took the time to process within myself. I found this quiet, vulnerable strength. I wrote this album in the midst of that journey and as a kind of magic spell to lead me along that path."

“Beautiful, I feel like I’m underwater when I listen to this. Amazing artist”- Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music

Spending the last few years playing support for artists such as This Is The Kit and Let’s Eat Grandma, and everywhere from Green Man Festival and Boomtown Festival in the UK she returned in 2021 with a dynamic + exciting full band experience which have been playing sold out headline shows since, including Sebright Arms as well as Dot to Dot Festival and FOCUS Wales where the band were picked out as one of God is in the TV's festival highlights. Press highlights include The Line of Best Fit, Earmilk and Mahogany. 

Bastien Keb recently remixed a song from Emily’s ‘She’ EP, Down in the Deep, and it was release at the end of 2023. Emily will be supporting Bastien Keb at the Moth Club (30th March) and playing at The Great Escape 2024.  She will also be supporting Dizraeli on their UK tour throughout April and May.

Release Schedule
Feb 15 - Sunflowers
Feb 29 - White Heart Rabbit
March 14 - All the Lights
April 4 - What's Eating You
April 19 – There Are Other Forms of Strength

1. Emily Magpie - Sunflowers

The Witching Hour out now on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/emily-magpie/id1070281910

"A vivid talent." Clash Magazine

"Intense, vital energy" DIY Magazine

"We are all in love with her hypnotic voice." - Sofar Sounds Guayaquil


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5Hv3ytgyRQ357sukOln34r

https://www.facebook.com/EmilyMagpie1

https://twitter.com/emilyspetch

https://www.instagram.com/emilymagpie1/

The Witching Hour

Just Like Pringles (rough recording)

"Beautiful - I feel like I'm under water when I listen to her”
Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music

Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating alt pop delving into different dimensions. She released her album 'There Are Other Forms of Strength' on Def Pressé in 2024 and has received support from tastemakers including Tom Ravenscroft, Deb Grant, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6, NPR, Crack Magazine and Apple playlists.

Following the album’s release, Emily and her band enjoyed showcasing the LP across the UK whilst supporting fellow Bristolian, Dizraeli. They also appeared at some incredible festivals including Green Man, Shambala, Nozstock and Bristol Harbour Festival on the Amphitheatre Stage

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