Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 33 minutes ago
Awash with raw rumination and an expansive cinematic aesthetic, Naarm-based singer-songwriter Domini Forster has recently unveiled a new single Magnolia; a lush, melancholic folk dream off Forster’s sophomore studio album, The Lonely, out now
Opening in a dreamlike state before swelling with instrumentals and Forster’s luminous vocals, Magnolia features elegant percussion and a soaring chorus that opens up like a darkly shimmering folk kaleidoscope, reflecting the endlessly fluctuating nature of life. The track nods to English multi-instrumentalist Marika Hackman alongside Forster’s signature style. “Early Marika Hackman circa ‘We Slept At Last’ was an influence for Magnolia,” shares Forster. “I love combining warm, woody acoustic instruments with ethereal synthesised elements and textural sounds. Marika does this beautifully, and that album was definitely on high rotation for a while.”
“Magnolia is about trying to make sense of the constancy of change,” Forster continues, “and the endless cycle of ups and downs that make up life. My sister had a Magnolia tree outside her house, and every spring it was completely laden with these huge luscious flowers. Then all of a sudden I’d visit and they’d be on the ground – just a thick carpet of rotting petals. The tree would spend months completely bare after that, and then it would bud again. It felt like such a strong reflection of the seasonality of life, and the inevitability of change. And I found a strange sort of comfort in it – confirmation that loss was inevitable but so was renewal.”
To celebrate the release of her album ‘The Lonely’ and the single ‘Magnolia’, Domini Forster kindly pondered Six Quix for us.
#sixquix #dominiforster
Awash with raw rumination and an expansive cinematic aesthetic, Naarm-based singer-songwriter Domini Forster has recently unveiled a new single Magnolia; a lush, melancholic folk dream off Forster’s sophomore studio album, The Lonely, out now
Opening in a dreamlike state before swelling with instrumentals and Forster’s luminous vocals, Magnolia features elegant percussion and a soaring chorus that opens up like a darkly shimmering folk kaleidoscope, reflecting the endlessly fluctuating nature of life. The track nods to English multi-instrumentalist Marika Hackman alongside Forster’s signature style. “Early Marika Hackman circa ‘We Slept At Last’ was an influence for Magnolia,” shares Forster. “I love combining warm, woody acoustic instruments with ethereal synthesised elements and textural sounds. Marika does this beautifully, and that album was definitely on high rotation for a while.”
“Magnolia is about trying to make sense of the constancy of change,” Forster continues, “and the endless cycle of ups and downs that make up life. My sister had a Magnolia tree outside her house, and every spring it was completely laden with these huge luscious flowers. Then all of a sudden I’d visit and they’d be on the ground – just a thick carpet of rotting petals. The tree would spend months completely bare after that, and then it would bud again. It felt like such a strong reflection of the seasonality of life, and the inevitability of change. And I found a strange sort of comfort in it – confirmation that loss was inevitable but so was renewal.”
To celebrate the release of her album ‘The Lonely’ and the single ‘Magnolia’, Domini Forster kindly pondered Six Quix for us.
#sixquix #dominiforster
