Emily Magpie support tbc 15th May 2026
£8.00
Emily Magpie returns with Narcissus, the second offering from her forthcoming mini-album howl, a project that expands her growing mythology of folklore colliding with the digital age. Where previous single The Changeling set a tone of shapeshifting identity, Narcissus plunges further into ancient myth and modern compulsion- recasting the doomed lover not as a boy at a pool, but as a woman caught in the unrequited intimacy of social media.
Designed as a “dopamine glitch” of experimental pop, Narcissus pulls the listener through addictive piano loops, snarling electronics, and folk-rooted instrumentation that spiral into a feeling of ecstatic unease. Emily sings from the inside of the obsession, whispering of a gaze that reflects, deceives, and traps. Unexpected and as addictive as doom scroll.
The release follows the success of her darkly magnetic single The Changeling, which received support from BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, earning attention from Huey Morgan, Emily Pilbeam, Tom Robinson, and Jack Woolcoombe for its fearless experimentation and haunting originality.
“Weird but in a really good way… fantastic track, pushing boundaries.”
— Emily Pilbeam, BBC 6 Music
Blending influences from artists such as Okay Kaya, Anna B Savage, and Steve Lacy, the track sits on the more experimental edge of Emily’s alternative pop universe. Traditional folk elements- piano, guitar, voice- merge with glitchy beats and discordant synths, threading a line between the ancient and the futuristic
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Emily Magpie returns with Narcissus, the second offering from her forthcoming mini-album howl, a project that expands her growing mythology of folklore colliding with the digital age. Where previous single The Changeling set a tone of shapeshifting identity, Narcissus plunges further into ancient myth and modern compulsion- recasting the doomed lover not as a boy at a pool, but as a woman caught in the unrequited intimacy of social media.
Designed as a “dopamine glitch” of experimental pop, Narcissus pulls the listener through addictive piano loops, snarling electronics, and folk-rooted instrumentation that spiral into a feeling of ecstatic unease. Emily sings from the inside of the obsession, whispering of a gaze that reflects, deceives, and traps. Unexpected and as addictive as doom scroll.
The release follows the success of her darkly magnetic single The Changeling, which received support from BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, earning attention from Huey Morgan, Emily Pilbeam, Tom Robinson, and Jack Woolcoombe for its fearless experimentation and haunting originality.
“Weird but in a really good way… fantastic track, pushing boundaries.”
— Emily Pilbeam, BBC 6 Music
Blending influences from artists such as Okay Kaya, Anna B Savage, and Steve Lacy, the track sits on the more experimental edge of Emily’s alternative pop universe. Traditional folk elements- piano, guitar, voice- merge with glitchy beats and discordant synths, threading a line between the ancient and the futuristic
