Magdalena Bay is a Los Angeles–based pop duo composed of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, crafting sleek, emotionally charged pop music that lives as comfortably online as it does in sound. Though rooted in California now, the pair first connected as teenagers in a Miami high school music program, recognizing early on a shared fluency in music and an easy creative chemistry. Their earliest project together took the form of a progressive rock band before they gradually turned their focus toward pop. That shift became Magdalena Bay: a project built around exploring pop music as a broad, elastic form, shaped by nostalgia, modern technology, and a strong visual sensibility.

Following a steady run of EPs and singles, the duo released their debut album Mercurial World in 2021, gaining attention for its vivid hooks, meticulous production, and cohesive digital aesthetic. As their audience grew through streaming, touring, and festival appearances, so did the scope of their creative ambitions. Their most recent album, Imaginal Disk, recorded in their Los Angeles home studio before being mixed by Dave Fridmann, reflects a more confident and exploratory phase. Featuring more live instrumentation and a freer approach to song structure, the album draws from a wide range of musical and cultural influences, presenting a version of Magdalena Bay that feels both forward-looking and fully formed.

We’ve developed something unique to us and we’ve formed our sound or style, and we learned that the only way we can make something that we feel represents us is to do it on our own.