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Magdalena Bay

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Magdalena Bay is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Grimes, Chairlift, Charli XCX, St. Vincent and Fiona Apple. Those roots explain a lot about how Magdalena Bay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Charli XCX, Chairlift, yeule, Carly Rae Jepsen and Slayyyter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Caroline Polachek, Rina Sawayama and Halsey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Magdalena Bay, reaching back through Grimes and forward to Charli XCX. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Magdalena BayGrimesChairliftCharli XCXSt. VincentFiona AppleDavid BowieCharli XCXBillie EilishCaroline PolachekRina SawayamaHalseyCharli XCXChairliftyeuleCarly Rae JepsenSlayyyterRina SawayamaTiffany DayAlvvays

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Magdalena Bay connections

Magdalena Bay grew out of Grimes, Chairlift, Charli XCX and St. Vincent, shares an orbit with Charli XCX, Chairlift, yeule and Carly Rae Jepsen, went on to shape Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Caroline Polachek and Rina Sawayama. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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