Magdalena Bay are on a new-music bender. Last year, they released their widely beloved album Imaginal Disk. In September, they dropped two new songs, “Second Sleep” and “Star Eyes.” A few weeks later, they shared two more, “Human Happens” and “Paint Me A Picture.” On Halloween, they followed up with another two-track release, “Unoriginal” and “Black-Eyed Susan Climb.” Today, the saga continues with yet another double single from Magdalena Bay.
The first of the new Mag Bay tracks is “This Is The World (I Made It For You),” a bright and peppy tune with a bit of Motown in its DNA. It sounds like pop music, but it’s Magdalena Bay’s version of pop music, so the arrangement is full of surprising elements — synths both ominous and optimistic, haunted strings, eruptions of horn. Good song!
“Nice Day,” the second Mag Bay track, sounds like this duo’s version of shoegaze, which doesn’t sound much like anyone else’s version of shoegaze. The guitars and vocals are prettily smeared, and there’s something discordant and cinematic going on with the production. It sounds like a lullaby that’s being swallowed up by digital chaos. Listen to both songs below.
“This Is The World (I Made It For You)” b/w “Nice Day” is out now on Mom + Pop.
