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Magic Wands: Los Angeles Dream Pop Duo Release New Single | November UK and European Tour Dates
Magic Wands are a dream pop duo from Los Angeles, California. They are known for their melodic, catchy songs “Black Magic” and “Teenage Love.” Chris and Dexy Valentine create music that centers on their main influence— the love of all things “magic” “love,” and “dreams". They have recently expanded to a five piece for live. Magic Wands Abracadabra Tour begins this fall in anticipation of their third album ‘ABRAKADABRA' due out early spring 2018.
Magic Wands have been remixed by The XX and Crystal Fighters (featured #1 in NME) as well as have toured and shared bills with The Horrors, The Black Keys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Wombats and The Kills. In 2012 they released their debut album Aloha Moon & performed live on BBC1 Radio and XFM followed by Jupiter in 2016.
Magic Wands share their new single "Loveline" via The 405, who says the track "transports the listener to another world altogether." You can check it out here. The track is from their forthcoming album 'ABRAKADABRA' which is due out early spring 2018, stay tuned for more details coming soon.
"'Loveline' is fantastic"
- Janice Long, BBC Radio 2
"Mixing elements of gothy postpunk and ethereal psych (with no shortage of hooks), their sound might best be described as "witchy." Like the Raveonettes or Black Ryder? This will likely appeal to you as well." -BrooklynVegan
"['"Heartbeat"] is a five-minute dream pop tidal wave kept aloft by a snaking post-punk bassline, with vocalist Dexy Valentine coasting above it all with serene cool." - Under The Radar
" Featuring many first takes of drums, guitars, and bass, [Jupiter] marks a shift in Magic Wands' sound, but one that exemplifies the band's musical growth and confidence." - Interview
"an LA twosome that proffer chest-swelling stargazing electro-pop" - NME
"a loved-up pair of song-sorcerers riding a My Little Pony through the galaxy that’s previously housed Depeche Mode and The Jesus and Mary Chain lugging a sack of chic cowboy space-pop with them." - Clash
Magic Wands are kicking off their UK & EU tour this week, you can find a full list of dates below:
1.01 - Cluny - Newcastle
11.02 - The Cedar Room - Manchester
11.03 - Roadmender - Northampton
11.04 - Kasbah Nightclub - Coventry
11.05 - Picture House Social - Sheffield
11.06 - The Lanes - Bristol
11.07 - Duffy's Bar - Leicester
11.08 - The Brewhouse - London
11.09 - Supersonic - Paris
11.10 - The Great Rang Teng Teng - Freiburg
11.11 - Die Kellerperle - Wurzburg
11.12 - Badehaus - Berlin
11.13 - Das Bett - Frankfurt
11.14 - Molotow - Hamburg
11.15 - Druckluft - Oberhausen
11.16 - Coq d'Or - Olten
11.17 - ACU - Utrecht
11.18 - Gebr de Nobel - Leiden
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