MAGIC KIDS

Like many of their Memphis forebears, Magic Kids' energy and enthusiasm aren’t from ignorance of life’s difficulties but in spite of, and to a certain extent in direct defiance to, them. Their songs are unapologetically joyful, unrestrained in their celebration, and fearless in their expression. Fragments of sounds are taken from memories of influences, the sounds that stuck since childhood and which they treat with reverence. Live, they are a contagious cacophony: Five band members, numerous guitars, violins, horns, keyboards, all screaming joyfully and melting even the hardest audiences. With Memphis, their debut LP, a new group of pop wizards wave their banner.