{"id":1796689,"date":"2026-02-27T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796689"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:45:00","slug":"magdalena-bay-on-romance-fate-and-the-best-advice-they-ever-received","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796689","title":{"rendered":"Magdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever received"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438041.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69684\/1\/magdalena-bay-da-zed-quiz-interview-romance-memes-advice-european-tour\" data-article-id=\"69684\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Magdalena Bay - 2025 Second Sleep\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438041.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Amalia Irons<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T11:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/da-zed-quiz\">dA-Zed Quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/da-zed-quiz\">dA-Zed Quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Magdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they <span class=\"nowrap\">ever received<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>Between the blue-washed shows of their European tour, the psychedelic alt-pop duo take the dA-Zed <span class=\"nowrap\">pop quiz<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T11:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T11:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>LA-based alt-pop duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magdalenabay\/\">Magdalena Bay<\/a> have built a world of their own with their psychedelic, high-gloss synth-pop sound. Made up of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, the pair (and couple) met at their Miami high school, where they bonded over the kind of maximalist pop that feels like it\u2019s beamed in from another dimension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the release of their breakout album <\/span><em><span>Imaginal Disk <\/span><\/em>(2024)<span>, the pair have become known for their blue-washed visual universe \u2013 often taking to the stage with faces painted cerulean and dressed in otherworldly costumes.\u00a0<\/span><span>It\u2019s a world they\u2019ve continued to build, releasing their singles \u201cThis Is the World (I Made It for You)\u201d and \u201cNice Day\u201d at the back end of last year. Now, as they embark on their Europe tour leg, and ahead of a show in London, Magdalena Bay take the dA-Zed quiz and share their thoughts on touring, being online and, of course, each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><strong>A IS FOR\u2026 ADVICE. WHAT\u2019S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU\u2019VE EVER BEEN GIVEN?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><strong>Mica: <\/strong><\/strong>I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the <em>best<\/em> advice, but Matt usually gives me good advice: if I\u2019m worried about something, he\u2019ll say, \u2018You don\u2019t have to do that. You don\u2019t have to do anything.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">B IS FOR\u2026 BIRTHPLACE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span> Miami, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">C IS FOR\u2026 CRUSH. WHO\u2019S YOUR ULTIMATE CRUSH?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span> Mica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">Mica: <\/strong>Matt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">D IS FOR&#8230; DREAM. WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM?<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>To be a rock star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> To be a pop star. So here we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JAe2faaZ3sY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JAe2faaZ3sY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>E IS FOR\u2026 ENDGAME. WHAT\u2019S YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica: <\/strong><span>Freedom in creativity, time-wise, and being able to do what we want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>Never having to set an alarm on my phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>F IS FOR\u2026 FOR YOU PAGE. WHAT\u2019S ON YOUR FYP RIGHT NOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> I\u2019ve been getting a lot of vintage store recommendations in each city we go to, which has been helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>G IS FOR&#8230; GUESTLIST. IF YOU COULD ADD SOMEONE TO YOUR GUESTLIST, WHO WOULD IT BE?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both: <\/strong><span>We\u2019d go back in time and have all our grandparents come to our show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>H IS FOR\u2026 HOBBY. DO YOU HAVE A NICHE HOBBY? AND IF SO, WHAT IS IT?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Ceramics. When we\u2019re not touring, I go to a ceramics studio in LA. It\u2019s really hard but very fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>Most of my hobbies are related to music or audio. Cooking or making coffee, they\u2019re kind of utilitarian hobbies.<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s hard not to believe in fate because of how we met. It feels like some sort of predetermination\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>I IS FOR\u2026 INTERNET. WHERE DO YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME ON THE INTERNET?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Matt:<\/strong><\/strong> Reddit and YouTube lately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>J IS FOR\u2026 JOKES. WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH MOST IN THE WORLD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Both:<\/strong><\/strong> Our dog, Wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>K IS FOR\u2026 KISMET. DO YOU BELIEVE IN FATE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>It\u2019s hard not to believe in fate because of how we met. It feels like some sort of predetermination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Mica:<\/strong><\/strong> I believe in probability, in a weird way. We ended up with one of the best possible outcomes. Maybe that\u2019s not separate from fate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L IS FOR\u2026 LOVE. WHAT\u2019S THE MOST ROMANTIC THING SOMEONE\u2019S EVER DONE FOR YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>When we were in college and living in different cities, we\u2019d take this really long, really cheap eight-hour bus to visit each other. So it\u2019s not a romantic act, but I think it\u2019s the true answer because it was tough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M IS FOR\u2026 MEME. WHAT\u2019S A MEME YOU REFERENCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>Ever since I saw the \u2018go piss girl\u2019 thing, I love saying it anytime someone has to pee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>N IS FOR\u2026 NATURE. WHAT\u2019S YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Both: <\/span><\/strong>Our dog, Wolf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"DfcWOPpmw14\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfcWOPpmw14\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>O IS FOR\u2026 OPINION. WHAT\u2019S YOUR HOT TAKE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span>I would say back in the day, musicians were openly opinionated about artists they disliked. Now, if you say you don\u2019t like someone\u2019s music, people take it personally. We were reading an old John Lennon interview and he was very forthcoming with his opinions. It\u2019s different now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>P IS FOR\u2026 PARTY. WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO GO OUT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Both: <\/strong>A house party. We like hosting at our place, so we don\u2019t have to leave. All your favourite people come over, and you\u2019re already home, so you can just go to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q IS FOR\u2026 QUOTE. WHAT QUOTE DO YOU LIVE BY?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>It\u2019s usually a lyric from a song we\u2019re working on, which becomes like a mantra for a period of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R IS FOR\u2026 READING. WHAT BOOK COULD YOU READ AGAIN AND AGAIN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> I\u2019ve reread <em>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em> and <em>The Sirens of Titan <\/em>[both by Kurt Vonnegut Jr]<em>\u00a0<\/em>a couple of times. They\u2019re fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>S IS FOR\u2026 STAR SIGN. WHAT\u2019S YOUR BIG THREE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> I actually don\u2019t even know what big three is, but I know that I\u2019m a Sagittarius and Matt is a Gemini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>T IS FOR&#8230; TOURING. WHERE ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO VISIT ON TOUR?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> We have a day off in Amsterdam. I want to see museums properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Zurich and Antwerp are also new places for us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>U IS FOR\u2026 UNDERRATED. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS UNDERRATED?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica: <\/strong>I think Marmite is underrated. We\u2019re big fans, but the rest of our band and crew don\u2019t really get it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V IS FOR\u2026 VIDEO. WHAT IS THE LAST VIDEO ON YOUR PHONE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both: <\/strong>Our dog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>W IS FOR\u2026 WHERE. WHAT\u2019S YOUR DREAM TRAVEL DESTINATION?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mica: <\/strong>Probably Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Yeah, maybe China too \u2013 we\u2019ve been on a big Szechuan food kick right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>X IS FOR\u2026 EX. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE TRYING TO GET OVER THEIR EX? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Try writing music. Maybe you\u2019ll get something good out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Y IS FOR\u2026 YOUNGER SELF. WHAT\u2019S ONE THING YOU\u2019D SAY TO YOUR 13-YEAR-OLD SELF?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Relax. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>LA-based alt-pop duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magdalenabay\/\">Magdalena Bay<\/a> have built a world of their own with their psychedelic, high-gloss synth-pop sound. Made up of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, the pair (and couple) met at their Miami high school, where they bonded over the kind of maximalist pop that feels like it\u2019s beamed in from another dimension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the release of their breakout album <\/span><em><span>Imaginal Disk <\/span><\/em>(2024)<span>, the pair have become known for their blue-washed visual universe \u2013 often taking to the stage with faces painted cerulean and dressed in otherworldly costumes.\u00a0<\/span><span>It\u2019s a world they\u2019ve continued to build, releasing their singles \u201cThis Is the World (I Made It for You)\u201d and \u201cNice Day\u201d at the back end of last year. Now, as they embark on their Europe tour leg, and ahead of a show in London, Magdalena Bay take the dA-Zed quiz and share their thoughts on touring, being online and, of course, each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><strong>A IS FOR\u2026 ADVICE. WHAT\u2019S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU\u2019VE EVER BEEN GIVEN?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><strong>Mica: <\/strong><\/strong>I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the <em>best<\/em> advice, but Matt usually gives me good advice: if I\u2019m worried about something, he\u2019ll say, \u2018You don\u2019t have to do that. You don\u2019t have to do anything.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">B IS FOR\u2026 BIRTHPLACE. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span> Miami, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">C IS FOR\u2026 CRUSH. WHO\u2019S YOUR ULTIMATE CRUSH?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span> Mica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">Mica: <\/strong>Matt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">D IS FOR&#8230; DREAM. WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM?<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>To be a rock star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> To be a pop star. So here we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"JAe2faaZ3sY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JAe2faaZ3sY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>E IS FOR\u2026 ENDGAME. WHAT\u2019S YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica: <\/strong><span>Freedom in creativity, time-wise, and being able to do what we want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>Never having to set an alarm on my phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>F IS FOR\u2026 FOR YOU PAGE. WHAT\u2019S ON YOUR FYP RIGHT NOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> I\u2019ve been getting a lot of vintage store recommendations in each city we go to, which has been helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>G IS FOR&#8230; GUESTLIST. IF YOU COULD ADD SOMEONE TO YOUR GUESTLIST, WHO WOULD IT BE?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both: <\/strong><span>We\u2019d go back in time and have all our grandparents come to our show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>H IS FOR\u2026 HOBBY. DO YOU HAVE A NICHE HOBBY? AND IF SO, WHAT IS IT?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Ceramics. When we\u2019re not touring, I go to a ceramics studio in LA. It\u2019s really hard but very fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>Most of my hobbies are related to music or audio. Cooking or making coffee, they\u2019re kind of utilitarian hobbies.<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s hard not to believe in fate because of how we met. It feels like some sort of predetermination\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>I IS FOR\u2026 INTERNET. WHERE DO YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME ON THE INTERNET?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Matt:<\/strong><\/strong> Reddit and YouTube lately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>J IS FOR\u2026 JOKES. WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH MOST IN THE WORLD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Both:<\/strong><\/strong> Our dog, Wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>K IS FOR\u2026 KISMET. DO YOU BELIEVE IN FATE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt: <\/strong><span>It\u2019s hard not to believe in fate because of how we met. It feels like some sort of predetermination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Mica:<\/strong><\/strong> I believe in probability, in a weird way. We ended up with one of the best possible outcomes. Maybe that\u2019s not separate from fate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L IS FOR\u2026 LOVE. WHAT\u2019S THE MOST ROMANTIC THING SOMEONE\u2019S EVER DONE FOR YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>When we were in college and living in different cities, we\u2019d take this really long, really cheap eight-hour bus to visit each other. So it\u2019s not a romantic act, but I think it\u2019s the true answer because it was tough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M IS FOR\u2026 MEME. WHAT\u2019S A MEME YOU REFERENCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>Ever since I saw the \u2018go piss girl\u2019 thing, I love saying it anytime someone has to pee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>N IS FOR\u2026 NATURE. WHAT\u2019S YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Both: <\/span><\/strong>Our dog, Wolf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"DfcWOPpmw14\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfcWOPpmw14\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>O IS FOR\u2026 OPINION. WHAT\u2019S YOUR HOT TAKE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong><span>I would say back in the day, musicians were openly opinionated about artists they disliked. Now, if you say you don\u2019t like someone\u2019s music, people take it personally. We were reading an old John Lennon interview and he was very forthcoming with his opinions. It\u2019s different now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>P IS FOR\u2026 PARTY. WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO GO OUT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Both: <\/strong>A house party. We like hosting at our place, so we don\u2019t have to leave. All your favourite people come over, and you\u2019re already home, so you can just go to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q IS FOR\u2026 QUOTE. WHAT QUOTE DO YOU LIVE BY?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Mica: <\/span><\/strong>It\u2019s usually a lyric from a song we\u2019re working on, which becomes like a mantra for a period of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R IS FOR\u2026 READING. WHAT BOOK COULD YOU READ AGAIN AND AGAIN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> I\u2019ve reread <em>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em> and <em>The Sirens of Titan <\/em>[both by Kurt Vonnegut Jr]<em>\u00a0<\/em>a couple of times. They\u2019re fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>S IS FOR\u2026 STAR SIGN. WHAT\u2019S YOUR BIG THREE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> I actually don\u2019t even know what big three is, but I know that I\u2019m a Sagittarius and Matt is a Gemini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>T IS FOR&#8230; TOURING. WHERE ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO VISIT ON TOUR?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> We have a day off in Amsterdam. I want to see museums properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Zurich and Antwerp are also new places for us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>U IS FOR\u2026 UNDERRATED. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS UNDERRATED?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica: <\/strong>I think Marmite is underrated. We\u2019re big fans, but the rest of our band and crew don\u2019t really get it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V IS FOR\u2026 VIDEO. WHAT IS THE LAST VIDEO ON YOUR PHONE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both: <\/strong>Our dog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>W IS FOR\u2026 WHERE. WHAT\u2019S YOUR DREAM TRAVEL DESTINATION?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Mica: <\/strong>Probably Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Yeah, maybe China too \u2013 we\u2019ve been on a big Szechuan food kick right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>X IS FOR\u2026 EX. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE TRYING TO GET OVER THEIR EX? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Try writing music. Maybe you\u2019ll get something good out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Y IS FOR\u2026 YOUNGER SELF. WHAT\u2019S ONE THING YOU\u2019D SAY TO YOUR 13-YEAR-OLD SELF?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mica:<\/strong><span> Relax. 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