Mmmmm........ MAGIC MOMMENTS (The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers)

Member Name: amylouspurr

Product:	The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Date:	31/01/06 (66 review reads)
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Advantages: Blissfull crossover of Indie and Pop

Disadvantages: some tracks not up beat enough (just my silly opinion though)

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, razorlight ect..) But now i am familiar with it i would even go as far as saying the single 'Love me like you' was my overall favourite track of 2005. The songwriting skills of this track really are astounding as every chord of the verses and intro are as catchy as the euphoric chorus.

The album opens with 'mornings eleven' anouther standout track which mixes cool guitar riffs with sweet female backing vocals that would charm the pants off your nan!! This is probably what i find most impressive about The Magic Numbers, their ability to turn almost twee melodies into soring masterpeices.

Other tracks that stand out for me include 'Long Legs' and the first single from the albulm 'Forever Lost'. They both have infectous beats and tend to be quite up tempo. The tracks i am not so keen on including 'wheels on fire' and 'Love is a Game' may well be other peoples favourites as they are not in any way weak tracks, they are just too slow for my taste and i find them a bit boring after a few listens.

This band are also a refreshing proposition in the flesh, In the eyes of Hoxton hipsters and trendsetters alike they are about as fashionable as fairy goths!! They comprise of two sets of brothers and sisters who are all jolly rolly polly personified. In a way being, to be blatant, ugly (sorry) has helped them alot as they really do stand out and dont have that overstyled commercial look that some modern day indie bands try to hide that they have!! Kaiser cheifs anyone???

To round it up, this is a perfect sunday chillout album that will reallly grow on you, and now through the cold long winter will be a brilliant reminder of all your favourite summer moments off 2005.

Summary: Even victor Meldrew would crack a smile