Mitski bassist Jeni Magaña releases new solo single ahead of her 'Teeth' LP
Released on March 8th, “Break Free” is the final single from the upcoming ‘Teeth‘ album by the Magana solo project of multi-instrumentalist Jeni Magaña (Mitski / pen pin / Lady Lamb). The single can be streamed on Bandcamp – https://maganarama.bandcamp.com/album/teeth
Her second album is set to be released on March 25th (aligning with the Worm Moon‘s peak illumination) through Audio Antihero Records (Frog / Cloud / Nosferatu D2). Self-described as “Witchy Rock,” her sound flirts with Acid Folk, Alternative Pop, and even Krautrock as she tackles the bleakest and most brutally honest subjects of her songwriting career.
Born in Bakersfield, CA, she studied music at Boston’s Berklee College before relocating to Brooklyn, NY, where she released her debut EP, 'Golden Tongue,' in 2016. Its “Ghost Pop” sound
stunned and received rave reviews and national airplay.
After relocating to Los Angeles, she released her first LP (2020‘s ‘You Are Not a Morning Person‘), formed the pen pin pop duo with Emily Moore (Taylor Swift / Dua Lipa), and has
spent the last few years on the road as bassist for Mitski (from Jimmy Kimmel to Glastonbury Festival) and Lady Lamb.
This new album is spun from Magaña’s meditations and synth experiments. As previewed in the “Girl in Chains,” “Afraid of Everybody,” “Beside You,” and “Paul” singles, this genre-
bending LP sees dark and mystical landscapes ebb and flow around intensely vulnerable lyrics and vintage vocal stylings.
These aching songs are strung together by instrumental interludes which give the album a fever dream quality. “Break Free” is another pulsing burst of Synth, Folk, energy, and
emotion.
Artist Quote on “Break Free”:
“I started this song as a small loop, and ended up stretching it out to incorporate some words and other musical elements that felt important. I thought a song about feeling trapped in a loop, unable to break free unless you are able to change yourself, would be a perfect lyric match to the building pressures and repetitive chords in the music.” – Jeni Magaña
