My Chérie Shares New EP ‘Life Is Short & Life Is Long’
The track EP includes the previously released singles ‘Dishes in the Sink’ and ‘Life Is’.
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Adelaide alt-pop songstress My Chérie returns with new EP Life is Short & Life is Long, her most vulnerable release yet.
Featuring the previously released singles ‘Dishes in the Sink’ and ‘Life Is’, the EP is led by the powerful new track ‘Box of Pencils’. My Chérie’s striking vocals draw you in over the light instrumentation on this haunting track that explores the feelings that come with living your life on your own terms.
“This is the song I’ve been too scared to release,” says Chérie. “Sharing it feels like true healing happening in real time. It’s about the mourning that comes when you can’t give the people you love the life they want for you, for me that is the husband, kids, the picket fence, the church on Sundays. I’ve lived with that grief for years. Releasing this song is an act of courage.
“When what you feel to be true and kind and loving is advertised as being wrong, it makes it difficult to trust with complete certainty. It’s a slow muscle that’s built. It doesn’t matter how many times people point out the obvious or offer advice, how do you truly believe that your path is okay? The trust in the life you build for yourself comes from every time you’re courageous. Like this for me, releasing this song.”
My Chérie goes on to reveal that ‘Box of Pencils’ speaks to anyone who’s struggled with the expectations they’ve inherited.
“Whether it’s choosing the ‘safe’ job, leaving a relationship, or stepping into the unknown, we all grieve the futures we were conditioned to long for,” Chérie reflects. “I hope this song feels like a warm hug in people’s moments of uncertainty, and that my vulnerability brings some love into the world.”
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The release of Life is Short & Life is Long ushers in a new era for My Chérie, with the EP described as “a statement of self-trust, transformation, and creative bravery.”
To celebrate the release, My Chérie will perform all five tracks with her live band at Nexus Arts this Saturday 22 November, with support from San Dragan. Tickets on sale now via nexusarts.org.au.
A week later, My Chérie will share the stage with the great Lenny Kravitz and JET at the BP Grand Final on Saturday 29 November. She’s also been announced to perform at WOMADelaide 2026.
Life is Short & Life is Long by My Chérie is out now. Catch My Chérie perform the EP in full at Nexus Arts this Saturday 22 November. Tickets on sale here nexusarts.org.au.
