Emily Pierce is stepping into the spotlight, and she’s not here to play nice. With her debut single Regard dropping March 7, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter makes it clear: she’s got something to say, and you’re going to feel it.
Hailing from a lineage of musical brilliance (her father, Michael Suby, is the maestro behind The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars scores), Emily grew up surrounded by cinematic sounds and raw emotion. But now, she’s carving out her own sonic space—one that’s deeply personal, heartbreakingly intense, and undeniably magnetic.
Regard is a gut-punch of a debut, wrapping the agony of abandonment in a hauntingly powerful track. Co-produced by Sony Music’s Francesco Rigon and Mandi Perkins at Direct Inject Recording in North Hollywood, the song is a masterclass in controlled chaos—swelling instrumentals, brooding lyrics, and a voice that drips with raw feeling. It’s the kind of song that sticks to your ribs long after the last note fades.
“I can’t believe you fought so hard to escape from the grasp of me / When all I wanted was regard,” Emily sings, her voice a delicate balance of vulnerability and fury. The track reads like a journal entry from the depths of heartbreak—icy, poetic, and painfully relatable. Think Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR meets Lana Del Rey’s melancholic storytelling, with a fiery intensity that’s all her own.
And the buzz doesn’t stop at the music. An upcoming single from her debut EP is already slated for Amazon Prime’s We Were Liars, meaning Emily is about to be on a lot of radars—fast.
If Regard is any indication, Emily Pierce isn’t just another artist on the rise—she’s a force to be reckoned with. Mark your calendars, cue up your sad girl playlists, and get ready to have this one on repeat.
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