THE BAND: Spending the majority of the year touring relentlessly with a number of established acts including Courtney Barnett and Swim Deep, Brighton’s The Magic Gang are a band with both an ingenious sound and a promising future. Lending elements from both pop and post punk in equal measure, the band have released the corresponding visuals for the captivating ‘No Fun.’
THE SOUND: The Magic Gang’s debut single possesses a trait of intangibility that is very rarely exhibited in a band’s formative releases; that of an air of familiarity, a sense that this track has already taken pride of place among the annuls of alt rock. Perhaps this notion is manifested in its exquisite main riff or the delightful chorus that will latch onto your brain and burrow deep within it; ensuring that ‘No Fun’ will be stuck in your head for days. Hinting at a number of highly regarded acts including Dinosaur Jr, Screaming Trees and more contemporary fare such as Mac Demarco; this track signals the arrival of a band with unbounded promise.
THE VIDEO: Featuring close-up footage of the band’s instruments interspersed with monochrome shots of the four members partaking in a number of mundane activities; the video’s central theme and grungy aesthetic correlates nicely with the overall feel of the track.
THE LOWDOWN: ‘No Fun’ is available now alongside the equally exciting ‘Alright’ via Telharmonium.
