jamie on October 4th, 2005
The Magic Numbers are like a breath of fresh air in a world of bands that want to sound like Franz Ferdinand or The Killers. This dual pair of siblings create music that encompases elements of 50’s rock, pop and country, and spin it all together with wonderfully simple harmonies. Songs on the album range from simple and sweet to (slightly) more powerfull and driving to jangle-pop that simply makes you want to “clap along”. Love Me Like You remembers a love lost with such sweet harmonies and poppy melodies that lines like “all those years gone by / I only want to find a way / to make it hard for you” almost seem cheery. The special blend of male lead vocals and female harmonies that is distinctly The Magic Numbers’ is really most evident on Forever Lost, where lead vocals and songwriter Romeo’s voice is so perfectly complemented by his sister Michelle (bass) and co-writer Sean’s (drums) sister Angela (percussion, etc.). This is just quality music, as evidenced by their nomination for the UK’s top music prize, the Mercury Prize last month (they lost, however, to the much over-hyped and nausiating Antony and the Johnsons).
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