# Emma Ogier's Music Breaks Through > Emma Ogier, a Houston songwriter, releases debut album FLY 1111 with 12 tracks blending country, folk, and indie rock. - Title: Emma Ogier's Music Breaks Through · Rolling Stone | Shortify - Summary: Emma Ogier, a Houston songwriter, releases debut album FLY 1111 with 12 tracks blending country, folk, and indie rock. Emma Ogier's debut album FLY 1111, out… - Keywords: emma ogier, fly 1111, belmont university, david baron, houston, indie folk, country music, seventies music, nineties music, music production, Emma, Ogier's - Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-features/emma-ogier-new-music-interview-1235638737 - Author: Angie Martoccio - Published: 2026-10-08T20:17:02+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: emma ogier, fly 1111, belmont university, david baron, houston, indie folk, country music, seventies music, nineties music, music production ## Mystery Singer Emerges Fans spotted a singer with Texas twang at Bright Eyes' 2005 anniversary shows, harmonizing on songs like 'We Are Nowhere And It's Now'. > I'm just waiting for phoebe to post about her, and for her to blow up. ## Performance Highlights She performed at Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion, sang on Dominic Fike's 'Small Town', and has over one million streams for 'Baby Don't Hurt Me' on Spotify. > Conservative christian, right wing, republican, straight, white, american males. ## Debut Album Details Ogier's album FLY 1111 releases November 11, blending country, folk, indie rock, and pure swagger with 12 tracks. > You don't know what the fuck it's like/to be a girl with all these dreams. ## Houston Roots Ogier grew up in Houston with two brothers, Aidan and Coen, and her parents run a custom home building business. > Our poor parents were probably a little scared when we were all like, we're going to go make music! ## Early Career Struggles She signed with a fake label during the pandemic, released songs, but spent a year trying to exit the deal before focusing on songwriting. > One of the guys got me to sign to his fake label and then said they didn't want to work together and they needed money from me. ## Belmont University Ogier attended Belmont University in Nashville, where she studied music business with audio emphasis, but left before her senior year. > I was like, i just want to write songs. ## Producer David Baron Baron, who worked with Noah Kahan and the Lumineers, met Ogier in high school when she expressed ambitions to win Grammys and walk the red carpet. > She was basically like, well, i want to be on a major label and i'd like to win grammys, and i don't want to do the diy thing. ## Album Production Ogier wrote FLY 1111 over four years, with 'Baby Don't Hurt Me' crafted in September 2025 and 'Private Power' written during her first week at Belmont University. > Will you ever really know me?/It's some surface-level shit. ## Band Dynamics Her brother Aidan plays instruments on the album and describes her in a way she couldn't, making him a key part of her creative team. > He's a huge part of my team, and has always been a really good advocate. ## Genre Fusion The album fuses alternative, hip-hop, and nineties women songwriters with seventies influences, creating a unique sound. > She loves alternative stuff a lot and she loves hip-hop, but she has this massive love of nineties women songwriters, but she also loves the seventies. ## Breakup Song The track 'Rocksteady/HeavyMetal' co-written with her ex, Eden Joel, explores their relationship post-breakup with a cathartic 'ROCKSTEADY/ HEAVY METAL/FEELING FUCKING FLY!' climax. > Rocksteady/heavy metal/feeling fucking fly! ## Live Performance Ogier prefers live shows over viral success, stating she'd rather have zero monthly listeners and sell out shows than go viral. > I'd rather have zero monthly listeners and go sell out shows. ## Album Release FLY 1111 releases November 11, 2026, with Ogier turning 23 on October 9, 2026, just months before Bright Eyes began recording I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. > I was born on october 9, 2003, mere months before bright eyes began recording i'm wide awake, it's morning. ## What Happens Next Ogier is preparing for Austin City Limits performance and aims to continue her music legacy with a focus on authentic, non-viral success. > As a texan, it's going to be sick. ## Key takeaway Emma Ogier's debut album FLY 1111, out November 11, combines country, folk, and indie rock with 12 tracks that capture 20s realness.