Formed in 2023, The Magic City represents both a homecoming and a reinvention for a group of musicians who've been embedded in Boston's indie scene for nearly two decades.

Adam Anderson, David Jackel, and Ken Marcou spent eighteen years as three-quarters of The Daily Pravda—a project that channeled everything from Radiohead's architectural angst to Suede's glammed-up melancholy. When they decided to embark on something new, they didn't have to look far to complete the lineup: Mike Quinn, the producer who'd captured nearly every Daily Pravda recording at the Moontower Recording Studio, was enlisted not merely as a bassist but as a full-fledged songwriting partner.

Their sound feels like a well-loved record collection passed down through generations — spinning from the melodic adventurousness of the Beatles in the mid-1960s, through the cinematic cool of the Psychedelic Furs, the abrasive surf-noise of the Pixies, and the sharp-tongued poetry of Pulp — with hooks and ear candy that reveal new layers with every spin.