The wooden sounds of Here We Go Magic have the most minor hints of warmth hidden in them, which is almost enough to distract from the eeriness that permeates the entire album.  Self-described as a “lovely ruckus”, Here We Go Magic have created a strange and beautiful album from “melodies that can turn from gorgeous to challenging to a little scary and back again”.  The band’s own description sounds viable enough but couple that with a tip of the hat from indie-superstar, Sufjan Stevens, who has supposedly called the voice of lead maestro, Luke Temple, one of the prettiest in pop music and you really have a worthy recommendation.

While the first half of the album is a demonstration of the band’s stronger muscles for song structure, the album’s back half is filled with scary loops and high-pitched, ghoulish vocals.  When the loopiness subsides, the album gets bookended by a pretty little piano piece that sounds like Paul Simon refurbished a forgotten song off of Van Dyke Parks‘ Song Cycle.

[mp3] Here We Go Magic - Only Pieces

Tags: Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple

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