Blog: SoundsXP

The Magic Kids: Memphis The debut record from the Magic Kids (on Matador Records' True Panther Sounds imprint) couldn't sound any more like the Beach Boys if they'd been playing in Brian Wilson's sandpit while being medicated by Dr Eugene Landy. There’s a lot of Wilson’s surf-pop in Memphis, together with a scintilla of Spector, making this a generally catchy and contagious but throwaway pop experience. There are a couple of standouts; the wonderful [...]