Last October, just as I was racing out the door for my World Fantasy Convention adventure, my friend Ian sent me an advance copy of his new CD, Magic Hour. I loaded it onto my ipod in the car en route to the airport. Listened to it on the way to California (ironicly, as my favourite song on the CD turned out to be the one all about going to California!)
I fell totally and utterly in love with this CD. It’s moody, mellow, sad, emotive… fuck knows what words are actually suitable for these songs. Perhaps this quote from another reviewer: “Its a dreamy, pop fest, spiked through with surreal moments of indy rock joy. Julee Cruise meets Feist or as one fan put it, “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls meets Portishead,”
Click here and have a sample listen for yourselves. Magic Hour became my personal soundtrack for 2009.
For interested Sydney folks, the launch is at the Clovelly bowling club down by the sea on the 14th of Feb at 7pm for an 8pm show
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yeah, so do I
So I’ve had a listen and I really like this too. Reminds me in some ways of the Audreys, also the Waifs and She & Him.
Guess I’d better buy the album!
You won’t be disappointed if you do