There's something about darkness that pop can't quite pull away from.
It's in the genre's core DNA, that fusion of light and shade, forever in creative collaboration.
Alt-pop pairing Magdalena Bay explored the light earlier in the year, releasing stellar single 'The Girls' in October.
New track 'Ghost' offers a darker counterpoint, a tale of phantom seduction that forever finds its own path.
Pitched as somewhere between Britney Spears and MGMT it's a crystal-clear synth pop fusion that leaves a nagging, incessantly infectious impact.
They explain…
"We wanted to try something new when we started writing 'Ghost'", explains the band. "We had just finished a string of really bubblegum pop songs. Then, this spooky beat came out of nowhere. The song is darker than our previous releases – but it’s still fun and totally dancy. To us, Ghost is what would happen if Britney Spears and MGMT collaborated on a track. The lyrics are inspired by the iconic 80’s film Mr. Vampire, which Mica had just watched in a Chinese film class. The story of a ghost seductress taking over a man’s life really resonated with us."
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