Alternative pop provocateur Magdalene dives headfirst into obsession, destruction, and surreal Americana on her latest single, “Red Siren Pick Up,” a volatile new collaboration featuring cult indie favorite Current Joys. Blending abrasive pop production with melancholic indie rock textures, the track delivers one of Magdalene’s most emotionally exposed and cinematic releases to date.
Built from years of shared history between the two artists, “Red Siren Pick Up” transforms personal experience into a feverish narrative that feels equally unsettling and hypnotic. The release pulls listeners into a chaotic emotional landscape where grief and fixation blur together, reinforcing Magdalene’s growing reputation as one of alternative pop’s most unpredictable rising voices.
“‘Red Siren Pick Up’ is about worshiping chaos and running towards it to feel alive,” says Magdalene. “The music video follows a runaway bride in psychosis who falls in love with a rock star on television. News breaks that he’s tragically killed in a car accident by an old white truck. She becomes fixated and falls in love with the truck that killed him.”
Co-produced and co-written by Slushpuppy and Dylan Harrison, the track balances explosive hooks with distorted indie rock energy, pushing Magdalene’s sound into darker and more emotionally volatile territory. The production constantly teeters between beauty and collapse, mirroring the instability at the center of the song’s narrative.
The accompanying visual, directed by Boned and PJ Charles, expands the song’s mythology into a twisted desert nightmare soaked in surrealism and psychological horror. Starring as the unraveling runaway bride, Magdalene spirals deeper into delusion following the death of a televised rock star portrayed by Current Joys. As her grief mutates into obsession, the truck responsible for the fatal crash becomes the object of her fixation, turning the video into a disturbing meditation on love, loss, and self-destruction.
The collaboration also marks a full-circle moment for both artists. Before launching her solo career, Magdalene spent years touring alongside Current Joys and Surf Curse, building creative relationships within the indie scene that now resurface through the emotional weight of “Red Siren Pick Up.”
The single continues building the immersive world surrounding recent releases “P*rn In The USA” and “DJesus,” further cementing Magdalene’s identity as what many are calling “the pop star for the freaks.” Her genre-warping approach has already earned support from PAPER, placements across major Spotify playlists including Fresh Finds Pop and Obsessed, and praise from boundary-pushing artists like Model/Actriz.
Drawing heavily from her New Mexico roots, Magdalene channels the energy of a dust-covered desert visionary, crafting high-concept pop that feels both theatrical and deeply personal. With “Red Siren Pick Up,” she continues carving out a lane between experimental alternative music and pop maximalism, delivering a track that feels infectious, uncanny, and impossible to look away from.
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