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01. THE MAGIC - Lightning Strikes
02. THE MAGIC - Night School
03. THE MAGIC - Magic Love
04. THE MAGIC - No Sound
05. THE MAGIC - Fifth Business
06. THE MAGIC - Door to Door
07. THE MAGIC - Mr. Hollywood
08. THE MAGIC - Call Me Up
09. THE MAGIC - Paradise Parasite
ARTIST
TITLE
Ragged Gold
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
HMR 022LP HMR 022LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/23/2012

The Magic are brothers Geordie and Evan Gordon, from small-town Guelph, on the outskirts of Toronto. Having grown up in a musical house, their father, folk singer James Gordon, wrote "Mining for Gold" (famously covered by the Cowboy Junkies). For their own band however, they eschew their dad's acoustic folk roots and have made a record as equally indebted to the effervescent pop of Phoenix, the soulful studio slickness of Hall & Oates, and the white funk of Talking Heads. Geordie sings, plays guitar and keys, with Evan on bass, backing vocals and production. They're also joined by their friend Sylvie Smith from the band Evening Hymns on additional vocals, notably on the frustrated lover's plea "Call Me Up." Elsewhere on the record, they take in syncopated disco rhythms and languid '80s funk, while also peppering every song with effortless big FM pop choruses. On 180 gram vinyl with download code.