Magic & Fur - Christine (Single)
 

OK now this is quite a baffling little duo of tracks as they are very much distant from each other; which of course is no bad thing at all, but a little oddly is the idea to go with 'Christine' as the lead track because to me it sounds like Starsailor meddling with some Burrito Brothers with much more added melancholy. This may all sound a little frightening but generally it does work as a track even though it sounds like it's from another era. The overall galloping feel and the Nick Cave-esque vocals give a deep richness.

Back to my point though of it being odd to put 'Christine' as the lead because 'Apple Falls' is certainly the more up-tempo and groove based track which you could picture people hearing and taking a shine to which with 'Christine' it would be hard to do. 'Apple Falls', however; is straight forward Neil Diamond with a rocket up his ass rock, driving forward with a wondrous beat and some delightful vocal play that makes you kinda wonder who was singing the first track as the vocals are more immediate but then I guess so is the track.

A nice little collection of two very differing tracks hopefully a sign that Magic & Fur have plenty more tricks up their sleeve for future releases.

Track-listing:
1. Christine
2. Apple Falls


Watch the video here:
Christine Directed by Duckeye