Queen Quail Faces The Past & Finds Power In “Southside”
- Charles Luberisse
- 4 hours ago
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Written By: Big C
If memory is a ghost, then this song is a séance. With Southside, Berlin-based indie pop/folk artist Queen Quail emerges with gripping emotional clarity. The stirring lead single from her forthcoming EP Narcissus, captures that liminal space between what haunts us and what heals us. Built on swelling sonics and aching vocals, "Southside" moves from introspection to ignition. Directed by Sara Lovering, the official visual mirrors that tension while soft light flickers against looming shadows, visualizing the core of Queen Quail’s world. Each scene delivers the emotional arc, from isolation to embodiment and from grief to rising. Queen Quail explains:
It’s about being marked by an experience long after it should have faded—yet still choosing agency, still choosing to move forward.
Its evocative visual, serves as the central heartbeat of her debut EP, arriving November 18th. "Narcissus" carries that thread throughout, weaving dreamlike textures with existential reflections drawn from philosophy, psychology, and lived experience. A six-song exploration of identity, restlessness, and radical self-ownership. where by the finale erupts into resilience. Witness the beginning of a powerful new voice in indie music as Queen Quail learns to see herself clearly for the first time. Follow her on INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, and BANDCAMP. Stream “Southside” now and let us know your thoughts.