the magic kids

Shades of the timeless pop of Odessey & Oracle-era Zombies on this beautifully restrained track from Memphis' Magic Kids, taken from their upcoming full-length MEMPHIS, out later this summer on True Panther. If the lush, soaring Memphis tracks I've heard so far are any indication, this record represents a huge leap forward for the young band. Ca...

We're helping to present this tight little last-minute unofficial SXSW kickoff party, put together by our friend Dean from the great True Panther, and the boys from Harlem. It goes down Wednesday, March 17 at Charlie's in downtown Austin. Free/No RVSP required...

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Info here. Catch the band this weekend in TX with Girls + Smith Westerns, and look for a split 7" with Smith Westerns soon on Fat Possum. mp3: ******

We briefly mentioned this highly anticipated split 7" (due soon on Fat Possum) from two of 2k9's best young bands about a month back, and this morning the great Transparent hooked up the mp3 for "Super Ball," the stellar contribution from Memphis' Magic Kids...

"Superball" is the latest undeniable hit from Memphis' Magic Kids. The song will appear with the Smith Westerns' also awesome "Imagine, Pt. 3" on an upcoming split 7", due soon on Fat Possum. Take a listen at the group's myspace page. . previously: mp3: **********

The debut 7" single from Memphis' the Magic Kids is due out any day now on Goner, but Rough Trade's got the exclusive on the extremely limited colored vinyl version (only 200 copies), which they call "without doubt rough trade shop's single of the year so far" and "future ebay gold...

Apparently these guys were rad at SXSW, but I just found them through Girls' myspace page: Langley School x the Beach Boys x Spector = the Magic Kids' "Hey Boy." mp3: Not much info on these kids at this point, and I suppose they could end up on either end of the gimmick/awesome spectrum, but keep an eye out for a release soon on Memphis' Goner Records...