The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers

The Magic Numbers are a fairly recent addition to the music scene in comparison to some of the firmly established bands of our time. I’d never even heard of them until a couple of weeks ago when they appeared on one of the music channels so I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re sat thinking who the hell is she on about! Their first and only album was released in the UK back in June 2005 and has proved to be mildly popular. You may be familiar with their Top 20 single entitled Forever Lost or their second single Love Me Like You. The group consists of four individuals who happen to be two separate sets of siblings. The first set is Trinidad born brother Romeo and ...  Read the complete review

The Magic Numbers are one of those bands I've heard mentioned, and always said 'I don't know any of their stuff'. Not being a great buyer of music, I never did get around to buying any of theirs until a few weeks ago when, for the grand sum of 50 pence, I nabbed this album from a charity shop. Now, I'm not completely ignorant - I know the Band is formed of two sets of brother and sister, and I know what they look like , having seen various pictures of them - and you know, their image is pretty refreshing - slightlygothy looking girls with more curve than you see in the standard pop pap, long haired beardy blokes . You know what, they look just like normal ...  Read the complete review

The indie, rock, pop, folk quartet were brought to my attention on Later... With Jools Holland (which for the rrecord is a great program!) and I was blown away. They sounded really fresh! They're made up of two pairs of brothers and sisters which perhaps goes someway to explain it! Mornings Eleven A mish mash song with plenty in there. The twangly clean guitar and solid drums give good grounding for Romeo to sing over his sorrows, there are some great backing vocals as well which really thicken the sound and the banjo is a great touch. The breakdown is great too. It feels folky and bluesy and has those great pop melodies and harmonies. Forever ...  Read the complete review

Ok I'm going to start off by telling you which songs I think are the best off this album: (1) Mornings Eleven, this is one of the singles released off the album and the second song of theirs that I heard. It's a catchy song, the male and female vocals work well together. (2) Forever lost, the first single released off the album and definitely my favourite song off the album. Its catchy and is more exciting than some of the other songs off this album. (4) Long Legs, another great song, the guitar work is great. It's quite a funky song and quite catchy. The lyrics are great. (5) Love me like you, another of the singles released ...  Read the complete review

The Magic numbers are one of many bands who have used the summer music festivals as a platform to lauch their careers, with their feel good indie pop being the perfect soundtrack to lying blissed out in a field with your peers!! With a lot of the current new bands tending to be experimental to the point of ridiculousness, mixing electro with folk and rap with accoustic guitars, The magic numbers are refreshong in that they rely purely on strong melodies and beutiful harmonies to carry the album through. This was an album that on the first listen sounded a bit plain to my ears as i normally go for bands with a bit more immediate punch (kings of leon, ...  Read the complete review