An Exposé On Femininity, Matrilineality, And Loving Oneself

Emi Wes is vulnerably powerful. She’s dressed in a gray Champion hoodie, her hair slicked back in a ponytail. With our air waves located somewhere between Copenhagen and Wisconsin, we talked about what it feels like to be a young female artist in a time when much of society’s structures are challenged, when women are given more space to be loud and be heard. Emi is hyperaware of this, especially since her songs talk about the self, which is, in her words, “sensitive as a flower.” But instead of seeing this as a weakness, her ability to be tender is what makes her music captivating.