JUNO-nominated and Maple Blues Award-winning artist Miss Emily is back with her most powerful work yet. Her new album The Medicine will be released November 7 through Gypsy Soul Records and is available to pre-order now. Produced by Grammy winner Colin Linden (Keb’ Mo’, Bob Dylan, Gregg Allman, Lucinda Williams), the record brings together an all-star band drawn from the worlds of Dylan and Keb’ Mo’, matching Miss Emily’s thunderous voice with songs of truth and resilience.
The first single, Stand Together, Band Together, is already out on all streaming platforms. A soulful anthem of unity, it captures Miss Emily’s unshakable belief that music can heal, uplift and bring people closer. “It embraces the idea that my struggle is your struggle, your struggle is my struggle and none of us gets through this world alone,” she says.
Image of Miss Emily by Jillian Lorraine Photography
Songs that heal and inspire
The Medicine blends soul, blues and Americana with unflinching honesty. Miss Emily doesn’t shy away from difficult truths, whether reflecting on domestic violence, the struggles of being a road warrior and single mother, or the darker moments of life. Yet even at its rawest, the album chooses hope over anger.
“That inclination towards joyful truth was cultivated over more than two decades of playing night after night,” Emily explains. “I realised I didn’t want anger to be a prominent theme. I wanted to celebrate community. I wanted to record music that made people feel better.”
A record of depth and power
Colin Linden praises her as “a tremendously passionate and supple singer, with a deep well of emotion. She is a truth teller.” That depth is evident throughout, from new collaborations like New York Minute to reimagined versions of classics such as Ruby Baby, The Wanderer, and a stripped-back take on Abraham, Martin and John. The album also features a 600-word forward from Eric Clapton, who calls Miss Emily “one of a kind… a genius singer, writer, musician, and healer.”
Over the years, Miss Emily has earned recognition as one of Canada’s most vital voices. With three Maple Blues Awards, a JUNO nomination, and endorsements from the likes of Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip) and Gene Simmons (KISS), she continues to grow her reputation as an artist who brings soul, strength and vulnerability to every note.
Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail summed it up best: “She’s got a voice on her like big velvet thunder.”
With The Medicine, that voice finds its truest purpose – to heal, to unite, and to remind us of the power of community through music.
