Begonia - Fantasy Life

Following the Polaris-shortlisted Powder Blue and its companion EPs, this record deepens her genre-bending approach — a lush, emotionally charged blend of alt-pop, soul, R&B, and trip hop.

Written under the LA sun and recorded in a frozen Winnipeg winter, Fantasy Life explores the magical and mundane, embracing delusion, joy, heartbreak, and hope with unfiltered intensity. The lead single “So High” introduces the album’s emotional push-pull — playful and confessional, confident and raw. As always, Begonia’s unmatched vocal power is front and center, switching from a soaring belt to intimate whisper in a moment’s breath. Lyrically, she traverses themes of mental health, queer identity, friendship, selfworth, and love with clarity and chaos in equal measure.

Across thirteen tracks, she lets her weirdness and wisdom coexist, fully owning the spectrum of who she is

RIYL: Fiona Apple, Lianna la Havas, Caroline Polachek, Portishead, Erykah Badu, Chappell Roan, James Blake, Moses Sumney, Mitski, Florence + the Machine