The Magic Lantern Jamie Doe London I’ve been thinking about music and its place in the world. I’ve been thinking about artistic space and our willingness to occupy it. And I’ve been thinking, again, about success, what it means and to whom I ask for validation of it. These aren’t new thoughts exactly, but they are thoughts I have taken greater root this new year. It feels important to say out loud that I am not competing with or against any other musician for your attention. I refuse to submerge my artistic practice in the barren, cold waters of marketing speak. Branding is for cows. And while of course I want to grow my audience, to reach further and farther, to travel and make new connections through my songs, what is meaningful to me is the depth more than the breadth. Experience and practice, the love of those this music has reached, the support of other musicians, have gifted me a perspective that brooks less doubt about the value of what I do these days. This is a kind of success. Thank you to everyone who nourishes me. My work for this year, hand in hand with the exciting and messy business of releasing a new album, is to more deeply embrace gratitude and practice some radical acceptance; to take a look around and realise this may be as good as it gets, and know that it is enough. The work continues. My new album 'To Everything a Season' is out on 11 October. Big love The Magic Lantern / Jamie x "Excellent, intriguing and compelling, a man to watch" -The Guardian "Something very, very special" - Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music "Gorgeous, beautiful, this stopped me in my tracks. Slightly surreal, in all the right ways" - Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 "Every now and again you come across a piece of music that will completely take your breath away. It might not be instant, but it will. The Magic Lantern’s ‘Holding Hands’ is one of those pieces of music. 8/10" - Fortitude Magazine "Creating something truly mesmerizing and incredibly unique. Jamie’s ability to combine jazz and folk into something ethereal and is undeniably spellbinding. Fans of Grizzly Bear and Chet Baker will feel at home here." - The Vinyl District www.the-magic-lantern.co.uk Contact: jamiefdoe@yahoo.com The Magic Lantern’s popular tracks Holding Hands by The Magic Lantern published on 2017-10-04T12:58:30Z Lydia by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-03-20T12:03:11Z 02 The Magic Lantern - This Life by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:18:59Z The Magic Lantern - Bound For Glory by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-10T15:08:33Z The Magic Lantern - Blades Of Grass by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:20:11Z Scant Peace of Mind by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:47:44Z Stitches by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:34:27Z 04 The Magic Lantern - Fault Line by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:21:49Z 05 The Magic Lantern - How Simple by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:22:51Z 08 The Magic Lantern - Learning To Swim by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:28:15Z Harvest Moon by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:23:42Z 06 The Magic Lantern - Enough by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:25:08Z 07 The Magic Lantern - There's A Light by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:27:10Z 09 The Magic Lantern - Holding On by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:29:05Z 10 The Magic Lantern - Weariest River by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:30:51Z No One's Fault by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:27:09Z The Magic Lantern - Trembling by The Magic Lantern published on 2024-03-06T11:40:10Z Holding Hands by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-19T21:21:07Z 11 The Magic Lantern - Coda by The Magic Lantern published on 2021-05-11T15:31:55Z Home by The Magic Lantern published on 2024-03-14T12:51:28Z Air At The Top by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:28:53Z The Magic Lantern - Two in One by The Magic Lantern published on 2024-03-06T11:41:11Z Albatross by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-22T20:21:23Z Masks by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-22T23:57:49Z Different Paths by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:45:12Z Hercules by The Magic Lantern published on 2014-06-26T11:48:32Z Re: Her by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-19T17:37:19Z Two Bells by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-19T18:50:31Z Scattered Leaves by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-19T20:13:17Z Between the World and Me by The Magic Lantern published on 2018-01-19T21:00:18Z
