Product Description

This is the self-titled debut album from UK based outfit The Magic Numbers. Inspired by the likes of sixties singer/songwriters and harmony outfits like Mamas And The Papas, the album sees the band perfect their mix of dreamy indie pop. The UK top twenty single 'Forever Lost' is also included.

Track Listing

1. Mornings Eleven
2. Forever Lost
3. The Mule
4. Long Legs
5. Love Me Like You
6. Which Way To Happy
7. I See You, You See Me
8. Don't Give Up The Fight
9. This Love
10. Wheels On Fire
11. Love is A Game
12. Try

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5838 in Music
• Released on: 2005-06-13
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
In an age of vigorously-marketed rag-trade clothes horses, Trinidad/New York/London collective The Magic Numbers are an anomaly; a word-of-mouth phenomenon whose affable live shows have been compared to happy clappy religious experiences and whose music - an unfashionable blend of soft country pop with Fifties and Sixties inflections - is evidently more important to them than the intercession of style gurus and hairdressers. The "kids" are converted and the band's self-titled debut album The Magic Numbers may prove to be the most surprising success story of the year. Comprising two pairs of siblings, the Stodarts (singer and songwriter Romeo; the girth of a bear, the hair and beard of a friendly fairy-tale giant and the voice of a mouse; sister Michelle on bass, keyboards, vocals) and the Gannons (the equally hirsute Sean on drums; sister Angela on vocals, melodica and percussion) the familial ties shine through in the wholesome, harmonious nature of it all, from the skiffle of "Long Legs" and the upbeat Undertones-flavoured pop of "Love Me Like You" to the melting, dreamy teen frustration dialogues of "Love's a Game" and "I See You, You See Me". The Magic Numbers offers conclusive proof that maths isn't boring. --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews

The Magic Numbers do it for me!
I loved this album the very first time I heard it - the voices are great, the melodies beautiful and it has a lovely uplifting feel about it. Makes me feel very positive when I play it - great songs to sing along with too. I think it would be one of my desert island discs!

Rose

Magic, magic numbers
One of the most original albums that I have heard for a long time. I find myself smiling when I hear it and I couldn't pick a favourite track as all of them are just completely and utterly right- even my husband who is in his "greatest hits" phase ( you know when a guy reaches a certain age!!) loves the album. I say go on, buy it, if you never another other album all year buy this one YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY I promise. A complete and utter joy.

Fat sounds
I bought this album on a whim, having never really heard the band. At first I thought it was a bit dull, but with each listen my opinion improved, to the point where I was sticking it in the CD player every time I got in the car. These guys have harmonies that sound a bit like a 50's singing group, and also some guitar that reminds me of 90s indie, like Gene (and obviously some Smiths influence). The songs are fairly simple - it's the arrangements I like, which are unpretentious... the drumming often reminds me of bands I played in in someone's garage when I was 15. Laid back and quite simple but there's an air of excitement and you get the feeling that these guys really enjoy making their music. There are no songs on the album which make you reach for the 'skip forward a track' button. But equally there is no one track which leaps out at you and screams 'HIT!' (even the one that was a hit!). Nice cheery music, with some interesting instruments used at times (xylophone/stylophone type things). I have only given it 3 stars because I reckon it's not quite in the great albums of all time, but it hints at great things to come.