Magdalena Bay (band)

Magdalena Bay is an American synth-pop and electronic duo from Miami, Florida, based in Los Angeles, California. The duo consists of singer-songwriter Mica Tenenbaum and producer Matthew Lewin. The duo has released one studio album, three EPs, and two mixtapes, called Mini Mixes, composed of one- to two-minute songs, with accompanying homemade green screen music videos.

Magdalena Bay
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
MembersMica Tenenbaum
Matthew Lewin
Websitemercurialworld.com

The duo released their debut studio album, Mercurial World, on October 8, 2021. They have been noted for their informational TikTok videos on the music industry and their kitschy DIY visuals.[5][6][7]

Background

Tenenbaum was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated with her family to the United States (Miami, FL) when she was one year old, while Lewin (born in Miami, FL) is also of Argentine descent from his father's side.[8] Both Tenenbaum and Lewin are Jewish. [9] They originally met in high school at a program run by Live! Modern School of Music, where they were placed in a classic rock cover band and later began writing their own progressive rock music as Tabula Rasa.[10][11][6]

After that band broke up, they formed Magdalena Bay in 2016 while on vacation from college—Tenenbaum at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Lewin at Northeastern University in Boston—and continued to collaborate remotely.[12] They chose the name after an administrator at Lewin's former job, not the bay in Mexico.[7][10] The duo released their first two EPs, Day/Pop and Night/Pop, in 2019, and signed with indie record label Luminelle Recordings later that year.[13] They have cited Grimes, Chairlift, and Charli XCX as influences.[7]

The duo released their debut studio album, Mercurial World, on October 8, 2021. The album's release was preceded by four singles: "Chaeri", "Secrets (Your Fire)", "You Lose!", and "Hysterical Us".[14][15][16] A deluxe version of Mercurial World, which contains fan-submitted "secrets", remixes, and two new songs, was released on September 23, 2022.[17]

Discography
Magdalena Bay discography
Studio albums1
Music videos33
EPs5
Singles30

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Curr.
[18]		 US
Heat
[19]
Mercurial World[14] 5918

Extended plays
Title Details
Day/Pop[20]
  • Released: January 15, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Night/Pop[21]
  • Released: January 17, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Mini Mix, Vol. 1[22]
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Luminelle Recordings
  • Formats: 10-inch vinyl, cassette, digital download, streaming
A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling[23]
  • Released: March 13, 2020
  • Label: Luminelle Recordings
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Mini Mix, Vol. 2[24]
  • Released: November 20, 2020
  • Label: Luminelle Recordings
  • Formats: 10-inch vinyl, digital download, streaming

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"Voc Pop" 2016 Non-album single
"Head Over Heels" Day/Pop
"#wastehistime" 2017
"Neon" Night/Pop
"Set Me Off" Day/Pop
"Redbone" Night/Pop
"Drive Alone"
"Move Slow"
"Waking Up" 2018 Day/Pop
"The Girls" Non-album singles
"Ghost"
"Money Lover" 2019
"Only If You Want It"
"Mine" Mini Mix, Vol. 1
"Venice" A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
"Good Intentions"
"Killshot"
"Oh Hell"
"How to Get Physical" 2020
"Airplane"
"Story"
(Gus Kero Kero Bonito remix)		 Non-album singles
"Killshot"
(Slowed + Reverb)		 2021
"Chaeri" Mercurial World
"Secrets (Your Fire)"
"You Lose!"
"Hysterical Us"
"Chaeri"
(Danny L Harle remix)		 2022 Mercurial World (Deluxe)
"Shotgun" (Magdalena Bay remix)
(with Soccer Mommy)		 Non-album single
"All You Do" Mercurial World (Deluxe)
"Unconditional"
Title Year Album
"Power"
(Disco Shrine featuring Magdalena Bay)		 2019 Xoxo, Disco
"Superficial Love"
(Calica featuring Magdalena Bay)		 2020 Non-album single
"Push Me Away"
(Jordana featuring Magdalena Bay)		 2021

Music videos
Title Year Director
"Head over Heels"[25]
(Tears for Fears cover)		 2016 Sally Hunter and Mica Tenenbaum
"Neon"[26] 2017 Matthew Lewin
"The Girls"[27] 2018 Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin
"Ghost"[28]
"Money Lover"[29] 2019
"Afternoon in Heaven"[30]
"Turning Off the Rain"[31]
"El Dorado"[32]
"Only If You Want It"[33]
"U Wanna Dance?"[34]
"Mine"[35]
"Nothing Baby"[36]
"NeverEnding Story" (Mini cover)[37]
"Venice"[38] Pete Ohs
"Good Intentions"[39] Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin
"Killshot"[40]
"How to Get Physical"[41] 2020
"Live 4ever"[42]
"Woww"[43]
"Hideaway"[44]
"Sky2Fall"[45]
"Body"[46]
"I Don't Want to Cry Anymore"[47] 2021
"Chaeri"[48] Luke Orlando
"Secrets (Your Fire)"[49] Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin
"You Lose!"[50]
"Hysterical Us"[51] Ian Clontz
"Dreamcatching"[52] 2022 Felix Geen
"All You Do"[53] Luke Orlando
"Unconditional"[54] Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin
"The Beginning"[55] Michael Garber

Production discography
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Running Out of Time"[56] 2023 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here

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