Some Easy Magic
Reviews
HYPRK
Reviewed 2011-10-16
Reviewed 2011-10-16
Texas teenage trio that are equal parts garage, surf, and psychedelic. We got their first 7” a while back and I’ve been itching for a full length ever since. Great stuff, fits in great with the recent Hozac catalog of scratchy lo-fi stuff. Loud and proud. FCC CLEAN
RIYL: 13th Floor Elevators, Wavves, Outer Minds, The People’s Temple, Smith Westerns, Crystal Stilts
1. Surfy intro instrumental
*2. Driving rock n roll—a rumbling bass, cascades of loose guitar chords.
*3. Blistering chords, loud messy percussion, echoey vocals. Halfway the song tears apart in a blast of distortion, but then it’s back off to the races. Awesome.
4. Appeared on their first 7” from Hozac (peep the library). Poppy tune with Americana accents and lyrics that are a bit of a downer. Notable for its instrumental ramblings.
5. Staccato jabs of percussion, tempo changes, a bit of Pixies-era start-stop action.
*6. Ferocious intro track leads into a minor chord progression thrasher.
*7. Spaghetti Western intro leads into a surfy love song.
8. Slow-emerging instrumental track. Lots of early psychedelic roots.
*9. Driving rock n roll with smooth lyrics. Killer guitar solo.
*10. Big chords, big drums done with deliberate lo-fi aesthetics a la Dum Dum Girls. Lyrics fraught with tension/anxiety.
11. Edgy, sassy. Big noisy outro.
RIYL: 13th Floor Elevators, Wavves, Outer Minds, The People’s Temple, Smith Westerns, Crystal Stilts
1. Surfy intro instrumental
*2. Driving rock n roll—a rumbling bass, cascades of loose guitar chords.
*3. Blistering chords, loud messy percussion, echoey vocals. Halfway the song tears apart in a blast of distortion, but then it’s back off to the races. Awesome.
4. Appeared on their first 7” from Hozac (peep the library). Poppy tune with Americana accents and lyrics that are a bit of a downer. Notable for its instrumental ramblings.
5. Staccato jabs of percussion, tempo changes, a bit of Pixies-era start-stop action.
*6. Ferocious intro track leads into a minor chord progression thrasher.
*7. Spaghetti Western intro leads into a surfy love song.
8. Slow-emerging instrumental track. Lots of early psychedelic roots.
*9. Driving rock n roll with smooth lyrics. Killer guitar solo.
*10. Big chords, big drums done with deliberate lo-fi aesthetics a la Dum Dum Girls. Lyrics fraught with tension/anxiety.
11. Edgy, sassy. Big noisy outro.
Recent airplay
All Night Blues
Breakaway Bluff — Dec 19, 2015
Honey Face
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Oct 24, 2014
Doldrums
Home Free — Apr 23, 2013
Honey Face, Sabana Breeze
Feral Pop Frenzy — Dec 29, 2012
Some Easy Magic, Honey Face
Feral Pop Frenzy — Nov 03, 2012
Some Easy Magic
lost and found — Dec 18, 2011
Charting
2011-10-24 — 2011-12-26
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sabana Breeze | ||
| 2. | Honey Face | ||
| 3. | Some Easy Magic | ||
| 4. | Doldrums | ||
| 5. | Hevrole | ||
| 6. | Lucie | ||
| 7. | All Night Blues | ||
| 8. | Breeze Ii | ||
| 9. | Velvet Days | ||
| 10. | Mary Alien | ||
| 11. | Young Miss Flora |