Photo by Hakeem Adewumi
This week on My KUTX, we’re featuring Magna Carda, one of Austin’s best up-and-coming bands. MC Megz Kelli and producer Dougie Do formed as a duo a few years ago, but in the live setting they have a full band that’s able to incorporate smooth soul, R&B, and blues influences into their songs. Magna Carda’s latest, Like It Is, wears its touchstones well–you can hear everything from A Tribe Called Quest to Erykah Badu–but the band has its own vibe: mellow production matched with Kelli’s rapid-fire rhymes. Dougie and bassist Derek Van Wagner guest DJ this week–take a listen below!
–Art Levy
Magna Carda’s playlist:
1. A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”
2. The Pharcyde – “She Said” (Jay Dee Remix)
3. Bahamadia – “Unknowhowwedo”
4. OutKast – “Prototype”
5. Erykah Badu – “Other Side Of The Game”
6. Sam Cooke – “A Change Is Gonna Come”
7. Funkadelic – “Hit It And Quit It”
8. Curtis Mayfield – “Can’t Say Nuthin'”
9. Stevie Wonder – “I Was Made To Love Her”
10. The Roots – “You Got Me”
11. Hiatus Kaiyote – “Breathing Underwater”