Magdalena Bay is an American

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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

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, and two mixtapes, called ''Mini Mixes'', composed of one- to two-minute songs, with accompanying homemade

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music videos. The duo released their debut studio album, ''

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'', on October 8, 2021. They have been noted for their informational TikTok videos on the music industry and their kitschy DIY visuals.

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. 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. 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

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in Boston—and continued to collaborate remotely. They chose the name after an administrator at Lewin's former job, not the bay in Mexico. 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. They have cited

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, Chairlift, and Charli XCX as influences. The duo released their debut studio album, ''

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

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

References

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