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Few pop groups are making music as imaginative as Magdalena Bay. The Los Angeles-based duo of singer Mica Tenenbaum and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Lewin, have been steadily releasing music since 2016, eventually breaking out with their viral hit \u201cKillshot,\u201d four years later. In the last four years, their work has dabbled in everything from 70\u2019s disco-pop to Y2K pastiche. Their music, often narrative-based and paired with equally stunning visuals, excels in balancing tension; there\u2019s gossamer-sounding production juxtaposed with dark, conceptual lyrics, or chaotic cacophony placed alongside ironic euphoria.\n\nTheir sophomore album Imaginal Disk is out today, and is no exception. The record is a concept album of sorts, as it follows the story of a character named True, after receiving a \u201cconsciousness upgrade\u201d in the form of the titular \u201cimaginal disk.\u201d Over the course of fifteen songs, Tenenbaum and Lewin tell a story about identity, technology, and what it means to be a human.\xa0\n\nIt\u2019s a lofty record, so Switched On Pop\u2019s Reanna Cruz sat down with Magdalena Bay to talk about how this album manages to sound so gorgeous \u2014 and took some cues from ABBA in the process.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices