Emily Afton

Emily Afton is a queer multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and performer with roots across California, in Oakland, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Her nostalgia-infused alt-pop has been described by NPR as “...wonderful, wonderful electro-pop that’s weary of life, but positive," and draws influence from a wide musical spectrum ranging from Fiona Apple to Crystal Castles to Frank Ocean. In 2017 Afton was invited to perform her feminist protest song, ‘The Veil' at the San Francisco Women's March, garnering the admiration of many in the 40,000-person audience. When the song was officially released on her 2020 EP, Consideration, the song and EP’s popularity landed Emily Afton’s music on TV shows such as The CW’s Batwoman, and caught the attention of Third Eye Blind frontman, Stephan Jenkins who asked her to perform as direct support on their national tour. Emily Afton’s most widely recognized song, ‘Lost’ (from her debut album Archetype), was featured on the series Riverdale, which brought Afton’s music to the international stage for the first time in her career.

Emily Afton is currently working on her new album which is slated for a Summer 2023 release alongside a video collaboration with San Diego women-led production company, NO STORAGE PRODUCTIONS. The album and collaboration will highlight stories of identity, love, and self-acceptance through the female gaze.