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Magdalen
Magdalen formed in 2002 around singer-songwriter Elizabeth Winchester, guitarist Ethan James, and bassist David Smith. Their early work leaned toward...
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Magdalen formed in 2002 around singer-songwriter Elizabeth Winchester, guitarist Ethan James, and bassist David Smith. Their early work leaned toward atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics, which came together on the 2004 single 'Shotgun Shack.' That song's sparse arrangement and melancholic tone caught attention, though its subject matter, domestic violence, also stirred some debate at the time.
After 'Shotgun Shack,' the band put out albums like 'Silent Cities' in 2006, 'Shadowlands' in 2009, and 'The Great Divide' in 2012. Their sound gradually absorbed touches of folk and electronic music, but Winchester's vocals and James's guitar lines remained central to what they did.
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