Pure Magic. (The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers)

Member Name: thehonesttruth

Product:	The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Date:	13/03/09 (57 review reads)
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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 people - no packaging, no matching outfits , no dance routines .

The 12 tracks on the album are as follows :
1. "Mornings Eleven"
2. "Forever Lost"
3. "The Mule"
4. "Long Legs"
5. "Love Me Like You"
6. "Which Way to Happy"
7. "I See You, You See Me"
8. "Don't Give Up the Fight"
9. "This Love"
10. "Wheels on Fire"
11. "Love's a Game"
12. "Try"

Try also has a secret hidden track, Hymn for Her about 7 minutes in .

So, time for a listen . My overall impression of the music is that is catchy yet simple - male led vocals with simple femala harmonising in the background, some nice guitar playing, and quite foot tappy. The musics pretty soft and gentle, indie pop/ folk , and rather chilled out .

Stand out tracks for me include :

The Mule : Quite a slow track in comparison to some of the others, almost jazzy in parts, and with some really quite poetic lyrics that express a ans dissapointment in himself and his actions, and his fear that his partner might give up on him . At least, thats my interpretation of the lyrics . I took it on board a bit I think because one of my ex's was an alcoholic and it took me far too long to break up with him, so the lyrics - ' How many times must I stumble in drunk before you scold me , Why is it you have to turn out all the lights before you hold me?' - really rang true for me .

Despite it not being a happy song - it's still catchy . I found myself easily picking up the female parts of the song in the harmony, and on repeat listens, I sang along.

Forever Lost is another song that stands out for me , faster paced, and repeated mentions of the sun make me think summery thoughs when I listen to this track . The female voices join in more on this track, singing without the male voice at one point , adding just that little bit of needed depth to an otherwise very very simple song .

Mornings Eleven is incredibly sing-a-longable , Love Me Like You is foot tappingly good, and overall I enjoyed the whole album . Not having really heard the music before, I didn't go in with any expectations, and can honestly say I enjoyed the whole album, and it was worth what I paid for it several times over . Well worth a listen!

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