Mystic duo Magic Wands return with the Magic, Love and Dreams EP recorded with John Hill (Santogold, Lykke Li, Nas) to be released through Bright Antenna (US, Japan) and Young and Lost Club (UK).
Recorded in John Hill’s New York Studio - and using the same drum machine as Prince’s Purple Rain - Magic, Love and Dreams is cosmic pop of the highest order. Against the current backdrop of My Bloody Valentine/ Cocteau Twins inspired bands, Magic Wands have been making blissed out music cut from this cloth for the last 18 months, long before the current ‘shoe gaze’ revival
Both Teenage Love and Kiss Me Dead feature walls of white noise guitars, whilst the newest track on the EP, Starships (a song inspired by the Phoenix lights) kisses the sky with ether rag soaked abandonment. Previous UK single, Black Magic, has been given the full John Hill treatment and the 2009 version sounds super nova big.
Magic Wands have spent the last 6 months touring relentlessly, and writing and recording the tracks that will make up their debut album. They’ve been on a monster East-West Coast US tour with Black Kids and the Virgins as well as returning to the UK to support CSS on their October dates.
In anticipation of the EP release through Bright Antenna, the band tour with The Kills and The Horrors in the US through April and May. They’ll return to the UK for early summer shows around the EP.
Magic Wands formed in 2007. While living in Nashville, Chris found a song on Myspace that he listened to repeatedly, day and night. Soon he discovered it was a song by Dexy, called ‘Teenage Love’. During the course of the summer 2007 Chris and Dexy started talking on the phone until dawn, writing songs for each other and mailing gifts such as toy lions, old records, handwritten poems and one glowing heart lamp. Though 2000 miles apart, they decided they were destined to be. Two weeks later Chris was back in L.A. helping Dexy pack up her old Mercedes Benz for a trip across the country.
Currently, Chris and Dexy aren't sure where they would call home, but for the time being are holed up in Los Angeles recording a new track called Warrior. The video for Warrior will be available as a free download upon purchasing the EP on Itunes.
Band: Chris and Dexy Valentine
Tracks: Warrior / Black Magic / Starships / Teenage Love / Kiss Me Dead
Remixes: Crystal Fighters + Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Black Magic / The XX - Warrior
Recorded in John Hill’s New York Studio - and using the same drum machine as Prince’s Purple Rain - Magic, Love and Dreams is cosmic pop of the highest order. Against the current backdrop of My Bloody Valentine/ Cocteau Twins inspired bands, Magic Wands have been making blissed out music cut from this cloth for the last 18 months, long before the current ‘shoe gaze’ revival
Both Teenage Love and Kiss Me Dead feature walls of white noise guitars, whilst the newest track on the EP, Starships (a song inspired by the Phoenix lights) kisses the sky with ether rag soaked abandonment. Previous UK single, Black Magic, has been given the full John Hill treatment and the 2009 version sounds super nova big.
Magic Wands have spent the last 6 months touring relentlessly, and writing and recording the tracks that will make up their debut album. They’ve been on a monster East-West Coast US tour with Black Kids and the Virgins as well as returning to the UK to support CSS on their October dates.
In anticipation of the EP release through Bright Antenna, the band tour with The Kills and The Horrors in the US through April and May. They’ll return to the UK for early summer shows around the EP.
Magic Wands formed in 2007. While living in Nashville, Chris found a song on Myspace that he listened to repeatedly, day and night. Soon he discovered it was a song by Dexy, called ‘Teenage Love’. During the course of the summer 2007 Chris and Dexy started talking on the phone until dawn, writing songs for each other and mailing gifts such as toy lions, old records, handwritten poems and one glowing heart lamp. Though 2000 miles apart, they decided they were destined to be. Two weeks later Chris was back in L.A. helping Dexy pack up her old Mercedes Benz for a trip across the country.
Currently, Chris and Dexy aren't sure where they would call home, but for the time being are holed up in Los Angeles recording a new track called Warrior. The video for Warrior will be available as a free download upon purchasing the EP on Itunes.
Band: Chris and Dexy Valentine
Artist: Magic Wands
Title: Magic, Love and Dreams EP
Label: Young and Lost Club
Release: July 6th 2009
Format: Limited Edition 12” Vinyl / digital download
Title: Magic, Love and Dreams EP
Label: Young and Lost Club
Release: July 6th 2009
Format: Limited Edition 12” Vinyl / digital download
Tracks: Warrior / Black Magic / Starships / Teenage Love / Kiss Me Dead
Remixes: Crystal Fighters + Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Black Magic / The XX - Warrior
“Magic Wands will put a spell across you, so get ready for the weird and the wonderful” – Clash
“They will win your heart” - Notion
“Slick and sexy, glutinous and glimmering” - Artrocker
“Magic Wands are about as perfect as bedroom pop can get” – Music Week
“Perfect dreamy pop” - CMU
