The Magic Whip

Rock · 2015 · 12 tracks

The Magic Whip

A neon-soaked travelogue of urban isolation and rekindled brotherhood. Jagged guitars meet ghostly synthesizers in a dense, atmospheric return to form.

It sounds like the band got lost in a Hong Kong subway and decided to make their best record in two decades.

A sophisticated blend of urban anxiety and the warm relief of rediscovered friendship.

The Magic Whip · vs · Blur

Travel Journey+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Lonesome Street

4:23

02

New World Towers

4:04

03

Go Out

4:40

04

Ice Cream Man

3:25

05

Thought I Was a Spaceman

6:16

06

I Broadcast

2:52

07

My Terracotta Heart

4:05

08

There Are Too Many of Us

4:25

09

Ghost Ship

4:59

10

Pyongyang

5:47

11

Ong Ong

3:09

12

Mirrorball

3:38

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden eruption of Graham Coxon's signature distorted guitar squall halfway through Go Out.

The hypnotic, six-minute electronic pulse of Thought I Was a Spaceman that feels like drifting into orbit.

The fragile, heartbreaking vocal delivery on My Terracotta Heart when the music strips back to a simple beat.

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