Bad News is a new EP from Magana, the solo project of acclaimed LA-based multi-instrumentalist and photographer Jeni Magaña. Best-known as the current bassist and backing vocalist for Mitski (recently performing on the ‘Coyote, My Little Brother’ / ‘Buffalo Replaced’ single), Magaña is also one-half of the pen pin pop duo with Emily Moore, and has previously played with Lady Lamb, amongst others.

In March, she returned to the Magana project after a three-year-absence with the critically acclaimed Teeth LP, which reunited her with Audio Antihero Records (Frog / CIAO MALZ / Nosferatu D2) who issued her debut in 2016. Released to coincide with the peak illumination of the Worm Moon, her return was marked with a “witchy rock” sound that combined acid folk, synth pop, and indie rock. Magaña followed this in October with ‘DREAMS,’ a multimedia project released via the UK’s Hand Drawn Hand label, which combined ambient electronic music with a spoken word dream diary and a book of her photography.

The Bad News EP is her third release in a ten-month period. Teasingly described by Magaña as “cozy core” and “winter pop,” these four songs see her return to the singer-songwriter focus of works like Golden Tongue and Teeth but strip away the rock and ambient layers, so to emphasize words, meaning, honesty, and change.

Following the critical and commercial success of their 2023 Grog LP, cult New York indie duo Frog have returned with a festive new single and announcements for a new LP and their largest tour to date.

‘Did Santa Come’ is the first preview of Frog’s upcoming sixth album, 1000 Variations on the Same Song, which will be released in February and followed by a North America tour in March and April.

Frog have touched on the sadness of the holidays in the past with songs like ‘Wish Upon a Bar’ and 'Space Jam’, but new single, ‘Did Santa Come’, leans into the season with newfound enthusiasm and naiveté, inspired by Daniel Bateman’s young son: “This song is about my son when he was two years old at Christmas time. Every morning for 2-3 weeks after, he would wake up and ask, “Did Santa come?” Seeing the world through the eyes of your children makes it all very beautiful.”

Since Frog returned from hiatus in 2023 with the addition of Daniel’s brother Steve Bateman on drums, they’ve received significant critical acclaim and enjoyed a run of sold-out shows in the Tri-state area. These 2025 dates will see the band joined by Frog co-founder Tom White on bass and will take them to cities like Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Boise (Treefort Music Fest), and more for first-time-ever shows.

2025 Tour Dates:

8 MARCH - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US

22 MARCH - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, US

23 MARCH - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, US

25 MARCH - The Black Lodge, Seattle, WA, US

26 MARCH - The Fox Cabaret Projection Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada

27 MARCH - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR, US

28 MARCH - Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID, US

3 APRIL - Bowery Ballroom, New York (NYC), NY, US

11 APRIL - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, US