Magdalena Bay

One Liner:  More synth pop that loves the 80's and the Eilish bedroom pop sound.

Wikipedia Genre:  Synth pop, electropop, indie pop, alt-pop
Home: Miami to L.A.

Poster Position: 14
Both Weekends.  Sunday.

Thoughts:  Dang.  I hadn't heard any Billie Eilish copies in a few weeks, was kind of hoping I was done with the whispery, dark, bedroom pop thing.  This is an electronic duo from Miami who headed west for L.A. to make their mark.  Wikpedia says they formed in 2016 while the two members were in college.  They had originally met while in a music class in high school in Miami, where they had a band called Tabula Rasa that did prog rock.  That sounds much more enjoyable than this.  Wikipedia also mentions: "The group is not named after the bay in Mexico, but an administrator at Lewin's former job."  Freaking weird.  His administrator was named Magdalena Bay?  Ah, nope, but close.  Maggie Bay.

Only one album, 2021's Mercurial World.  But their only big single isn't on there - it was on an earlier EP called A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling.  "Killshot" has 20.6 million streams and some bad remixes.

You heard that Eilish thing there?  Whispery?  Check.  Dark?  Check.  Could have been made on a laptop while these two were supposed to be getting homeschooled by their mom?  Check.

Okay, it isn't all dark pop stuff, it also does just general pop stuff.  Generic stuff.  The top track from their one album is called "Secrets (Your Fire)"  4.7 million.

Way too sticky sweet and breathy for my tastes.  The ridiculous goofiness of the video is kinda amazing though.  But I don't love the song.  I wouldn't go watch this.  To my ear, the rest of these songs are in this same vein and none of in interests me very much.