Here we go Magic - Here we go Magic [Album]

Western Vinyl

Having released two mixed-bag albums under his own name, Brooklyn’s Luke Temple has adopted the moniker Here we go Magic to release his third album of the same name, and coincidence or not, the new name has arrived alongside his finest work to date.

Album opener “Only Pieces” sets the scene just perfectly; tropical jungle drums sail in steadily, before the exquisitely tranquil vocals, like Paul Simon singing to his children, melt into the mix and already you are aware that you could well be in for something special. The track’s abiding pace never fluctuates, which in this case is a blessing. “Fangela” is somehow even better, a definite early contender for track of the year. It’s the sonic equivalent of your fondest reminiscence, as dreamy as a song could ever wish to be and over five minutes of pure contentment for anyone who is fortunate enough to listen. “Fangela” is the very reason why cats from Cheshire, grin.

“Ahab” sees the band venture into a little mellow afro-funk, woven with some 70’s proggy keyboards before they return to the sonic reveries of the album’s opening two tracks with one of its highlights, “Tunnelvision”. It’s clear that Here we go Magic are all about aura and mood, as this album has its own distinctive stratosphere surrounding it throughout. Each song just flows into the next, holding you in the album’s rapturous spell. “Ghost List” is it’s pulsating heart, building to a sonorous peak before subsiding to a welcome calmness. It’s Here we go Magic’s most unreasonable track, and one which paints just a dash of black into the magic spell they cast.

“I Just Want to See You Underwater”, “Babyohbabyijustcantstanditany more ” and “Nat’s Alien”, as well asdoubling the amount of textin the track list, continue the overall sound of a slow drift down the river Nile, allowing you all the time in the world to take in the wonderful surroundings. It’s an album that seems to have evolved from nature itself; an album to listen to outdoors, or inside dreaming of it.

Closer “Everything’s Big” sounds like you have suddenly awoken from your slumber to find an old waltz 45 still playing on your turntable. It takes a little while to come round and comprehend the track after what has gone before, but once you do, you realise how fantastic a close to a superb debut album it is.

There it went, magic!

Track List:

1 Only Pieces
2 Fangela
3 Ahab
4 Tunnelvision
5 Ghost List
6 I Just Want to See You Underwater
7 Babyohbabyijustcantstanditanym ore
8 Nat's Alien
9 Everything's Big