The Magic Numbers

[DudeAsInCool]

The Magic Numbers, "The Magic Numbers"

The Magic Numberss arrive on American shores preapproved by the music press across the pond; when their eponymous debut was released over the summer in the U.K., it spawned a number of hits, including "Forever Lost," and kicked up a dust storm of comparisons to Brian Wilson and the Mamas and the Papas -- as the Guardian wrote back in July, "This debut album arrives amid a shower of phrases like 'hotly tipped' and 'hugely anticipated' ... It ought to add up to a rather fine night out, since the Numbers play an alluring kind of soulful harmony-pop that suggests they've already been cramming at the School of Brian [Wilson]." Rolling Stone (three and a half stars out of five) embraces the album somewhat timidly, writing: "Their debut nearly lives up to the hype, blending rainy-day folk, shambling indie rock and heartbreak harmonies into a dog-eared pop record your mother could love." The Post gushes: "The purity of vision on the Magic Numbers' self-titled debut couldn't be more apparent. This record has vocal arrangements as complex as those Brian Wilson wrote for the Beach Boys and is as easy on the ear as a Mamas and the Papas melody. Like those two legendary acts, this modern Anglo-American breakout band revels in songs that celebrate romance."

http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/index.h...ewed/index.html

[Malicious Intent]

:good job:

I think I will listen now.