"Borrowed" a copy of The Magic Numbers UK release to listen to on my recent roadtrip. It will probably land squarely in my top five releases of the year. It's intelligent pop at it's finest. Well crafted , tuneful, and catchy. A dash of folk, power pop, pysch pop, etc all nicely mixed together. It's vastly more consistent than other highly touted debuts albums that have come out this year. I would recommend it for fans of Delgados, De Novo Dahl, The Coral, etc.
It's a shame they are being wasted away on the fans of Conor, who will surely be texting away or comparing Hot Topic fashions, instead of paying attention to them. They should be at the Black Cat playing to a small but wildly supportive crowd.
