NXTSTYLE’s 2020 New Music Guide: Magdalena Bay

It’s actually a collection of singles that we’re adding to, not quite an EP. All of these songs will form part of an EP eventually! We worked only with each other on these, a lot of these songs were actually written a long long time ago, before we started collaborating with other writers and artists. But I think all of the songs embody us coming into our own as Magdalena Bay (as writers, visual artists, singers, etc).

We want to make music that envelops people in a vibe and feeds their imagination. Whether it’s dreamy synths or an upbeat, poppier song I think that’s what we try to do with all our music. 

We’ve got a lot coming! Gonna keep putting out singles and videos, and we’ve got some cool shows too. We’re playing in Brooklyn January 15 and are trying to plan something in Europe…

Ok this isn’t new but it’s new to us- we watched Uncut Gems and have been obsessed with Gigi D’agostino’s song “L’amour Toujours“, which plays during the credits. Never knew about this huge Italian DJ from the 2000’s! Other than that we’ve been listening to the Hannah Diamond and Caroline Polachek albums that came out this year.

Hmmmm there’s so many people we wanna collab with, would definitely be sick to collab with some of our favorite artists like Carly Rae or Toro y Moi!

Music is everything! It’s an art and a craft we try to improve at every day. We’ve been so busy with all our releases and are dying to start writing again. It’s what keeps us sane!

I (Mica) have been in love with No Doubt’s “Simple Kind Of Life” lyrics recently. The song’s such a straightforward and vulnerable take on life as an artist vs. the more traditional path of being a wife/mother and I haven’t really heard a lot of songs that tackle those things!!