Well, the worm moon finally shone its brightest, and as such, ‘Teeth‘ must be released. This is Jeni Magaña’s second solo album, and it took some time to get here, with her spending the last few years playing with Mitski (on the road right now, so be sure to wave!), as well as Lady Lamb, and her brilliant new pen pin duo with Emily Moore. I hope, and think, that you’ll find it to have been worth the wait.
Magana debuted through Audio Antihero back in 2016 with the ‘Golden Tongue‘ EP and has made great music since, both as a solo artist and with others, but ‘Teeth’ feels different. It’s a strange and stunning album that aches, lives, breathes, cries, and soars. She described it as “Witchy Rock,” which is pretty perfect.
“Brutally vulnerable and beautifully breathtaking, ‘Teeth’ is as visceral and raw as it is dramatically layered: Magana’s sophomore album is an uncompromisingly intimate and spiritual rock record reckoning with trauma, inner connection, the fragility of the human experience, and what it means to be alive.” – Atwood Magazine
“Out today in conjunction with the full moon, Magana’s Teeth wraps up snapshots from singer Jeni Magaña’s past in a lush and mesmerizing soundscape, each track feeling like an invocation of a particular memory, feeling, or train of thought. Instrumentally, Teeth is a mosaic, with crunchy guitars, airy woodwinds, gorgeous strings, and synths that sound like they were summoned from a different dimension blending together beautifully.” – The Alternative
“There’s such diversity on the whole of Teeth that it feels like Jeni can do no wrong…“Girl in Chains” definitely has this aura of reclaiming power, perhaps alluding to the theme of Teeth and Jeni Magana claiming this musical space as her own.” – Austin Town Hall
“Teeth is a testimony to one’s bravery in facing what they have always feared, and trying to find a way to escape from one’s own isolation.” – KRUI
“Teeth combines acid folk, dream/alt-pop, and a touch of krautrock, all in an attempt to tackle the darkest and most brutally honest aspects of the artist’s life. Each song brings something new and vulnerable to the aching LP, a stunning representation of growth and self-discovery through the lens of a fever dream.” – The Post
“Magana has a dramatic, floating vocal style that puts her in line with a lot of the big “indie folk” acts of today, but it’s her embrace of more adventurous instrumentation that sets ‘Teeth’ apart from the crowd more than anything else.” – Rosy Overdrive
“A strange sound for a strange world, made by an artist determined to use every style available to best communicate their own experience of trying to exist within it.” – Various Small Flames
‘Teeth’ is available via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. You can follow Magana via Linktree.
We’ve been very fortunate to have received such wonderful support for the album so far. I’m really excited that Magana is currently one of Hype Machine’s “Most Posted Artists,” and that “Beside You” reached #1 in their “Popular Now” chart. “Beside You” was even added to Apple Music’s “New in Indie” playlist, which is really cool. Magana’s music deserves these ears.
‘Teeth’ is an album that I think can only get better the deeper you dig, so I’d love for you to accompany your listening with the following:
‘Teeth’ Track by Track feature @ The Alternative:
‘Teeth’ deep dive album feature and interview @ Absent Sounds (CJAM FM):
https://shows.acast.com/absent-sounds-archive/episodes/magana-interview
‘Teeth’ premiere interview @ Atwood Magazine:
Plus, Jeni has been able to do some great interviews via radio (Resonance FM), podcast (If It Be Your Will), and print (Amplify the Noise / Joyzine / Thoughts Words Action / Music N Gear) that I’d love for you to check out if you can:
In case you missed, Magana also played on Mitski’s new “Coyote, My Little Brother” / “Buffalo Replaced” single:
Also Available: bedbug / Frog / Max Blansjaar
I’ve also been pretty busy with some other upcoming records and especially Antihero PR. If you haven’t checked these out yet, please dig into some recent features on bedbug (Silent Radio), Frog (NYS Music), and Max Blansjaar (Love Music; Love Life) below!
ALBUM REVIEW: BEDBUG – PACK YOUR BAGS, THE SUN IS GROWING
Audio Antihero: 