One of these tracks, "Strangest Thing", recorded with Joe Flory (Primary 1) reached 1,000,000 plays,[4] leading to interest from a number of major recording companies, and came to the attention of some of her favourite musical figures, most notably, Rick Rubin, who introduced her to Leonard Cohen in LA.

[4] Maguire signed a recording contract with Polydor Records in 2009 and was persuaded to abandon her musical roots of folk and blues by her label A&R, culminating in working on her debut album Light After Dark with producer Fraser T Smith, who has previously worked with Kylie Minogue and Adele.

[6] Maguire also features on the track "Midnight Caller" which appears on Drum and Bass-duo Chase & Status' second studio album, No More Idols.

[7] Maguire released her debut single "Ain't Nobody" in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2010 through Polydor Records.

The single was said to have been written by Maguire the day after the death of music legend Michael Jackson in response to a series of unjustified comments on his legacy.

She had been working in a studio called 'Studio XXVII' belonging to Dave Johnson, a friend of Maguire's, Alexander Burnett and Blue May.

[citation needed] Maguire stated that 'more tracks' would follow, and a series of stripped back songs appeared, which were collated onto a free mixtape she gave away on her website.

It was premiered on Maguire's personal SoundCloud account and featured an instrumental with her returning dark and deep chesty vocals.

[12] In Maguire's first interview in 2 years, she speaks of how her mentoring and attendance to rehabilitation helped craft her music writing abilities stating "You can’t lie in there.

[16][17] On 26 March 2021 Will Young confirmed he would be covering one of Maguires songs following the announcement of the release of his eighth studio album Crying on the Bathroom Floor.

Following the release, Young said: "I loved the idea of creating an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists I so admire in pop.

"[18] On 19 May 2021 Maguire confirmed the release of Light After Dark on vinyl for the first time ever to celebrate the albums ten year anniversary.