There may be more than one artist with this name, including: 1) The Magic Lantern is experimental folk musician Jamie Doe (born 1985 in Canberra, Australia). 2) The Magic Lantern is a Swedish psychedelic band from Umeå, Sweden. 1) The Magic Lantern is experimental folk musician Jamie Doe (born 1985 in Canberra, Australia). Currently based in London, UK, he writes songs that sound deceptively spare and starkly beautiful, but which open up to reveal a warmth, humour and wisdom that belies his age.