Magi Merlin (CA)

Magi Merlin [pronounced Mahd-j-eye] calls her sound ‘Broken R&B’, but really, it’s whatever she feels like breaking down and rebuilding in the studio. Indie Pop, ’90s house, RnB to Hip-hop and Jazz, a collage where the glue often is a masterful use of harmonies and a clever juxtaposition of lyrical lightness and depth.

After her 2022 EP Gone Girl, the Montreal-based artist gained praise from outlets including Bandcamp Daily, FADER, The Line of Best Fit, and Nylon, which led to touring with Noga Erez and a LATAM date with Omar Apollo. Ever since, Merlin has kept busy, working on new music, releasing singles and a smaller surprise project: A Weird Little Dog, which dropped as she began a US tour supporting saxophonist Nubya Garcia. She then reworked IDLES’ “POP POP POP”, flipped it into a club banger which she performed live for Glamcult TV. She’s made continuous festival appearances at Osheaga, Festival d’Été de Québec (opening for Ty Dolla $ign), Treefort, Reeperbahn, Montréal Jazz Festival while simultaneously making her acting debut in Mile End Kicks (with Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick and Juliette Gariepy).

Magi is now about to embark on a European tour with Yaya Bey as she continues to unveil her work as a creative powerhouse, one layer at the time, every move pointing toward a larger body of work soon to be released in the world.