The Magic City | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 9, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop | |||
Length | 51:40 | |||
Label | Matador Records [1] | |||
Producer |
Mitch Easter
[2] Helium | |||
Helium chronology | ||||
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The Magic City is the second and final studio album from American indie rock band Helium. [2] [3] It was released in 1997 on Matador Records. [4] [5]
The album was produced at Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium studio, in North Carolina. [6] It was recorded in six weeks. [7] Its sound was influenced by psychedelic and progressive rock, [8] notably King Crimson. [9]
AllMusic called the album "a rich, colorful array of sounds ... that blends lo-fi indie-rock with '70s prog rock." [10] Magnet wrote: "The album is a Pet Sounds chamber-pop-meets-progressive-rock indie masterpiece, created long before any lo-fi-loving cretin would ever admit to loving Yes’ Close To The Edge, Genesis’ Nursery Cryme or watching Keith Emerson throw daggers into his eight-foot-high synthesizer." [6] New York Magazine praised Timony's "loopy, pensive guitar lines, deceptively offbeat song structures, and quirky vocal style." [11]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Vibrations" | 2:46 |
2. | "Leon's Space Song" | 2:59 |
3. | "Ocean of Wine" | 4:04 |
4. | "Aging Astronauts" | 3:08 |
5. | "Medieval People" | 4:08 |
6. | "Lady of the Fire" | 2:19 |
7. | "Lullaby of the Moths" | 3:09 |
8. | "Revolution of Hearts, Pt. 1 & 2" | 8:01 |
9. | "Ancient Cryme" | 3:55 |
10. | "Cosmic Rays" | 3:58 |
11. | "Devil's Tear" | 2:46 |
12. | "Clementine" | 2:31 |
13. | "Blue Rain Soda" | 1:50 |
14. | "Walk Away" | 5:59 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Chicago Tribune | [12] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10 [14] |
Spin | 8/10 [15] |
The Magic City | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 9, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop | |||
Length | 51:40 | |||
Label | Matador Records [1] | |||
Producer |
Mitch Easter
[2] Helium | |||
Helium chronology | ||||
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The Magic City is the second and final studio album from American indie rock band Helium. [2] [3] It was released in 1997 on Matador Records. [4] [5]
The album was produced at Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium studio, in North Carolina. [6] It was recorded in six weeks. [7] Its sound was influenced by psychedelic and progressive rock, [8] notably King Crimson. [9]
AllMusic called the album "a rich, colorful array of sounds ... that blends lo-fi indie-rock with '70s prog rock." [10] Magnet wrote: "The album is a Pet Sounds chamber-pop-meets-progressive-rock indie masterpiece, created long before any lo-fi-loving cretin would ever admit to loving Yes’ Close To The Edge, Genesis’ Nursery Cryme or watching Keith Emerson throw daggers into his eight-foot-high synthesizer." [6] New York Magazine praised Timony's "loopy, pensive guitar lines, deceptively offbeat song structures, and quirky vocal style." [11]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Vibrations" | 2:46 |
2. | "Leon's Space Song" | 2:59 |
3. | "Ocean of Wine" | 4:04 |
4. | "Aging Astronauts" | 3:08 |
5. | "Medieval People" | 4:08 |
6. | "Lady of the Fire" | 2:19 |
7. | "Lullaby of the Moths" | 3:09 |
8. | "Revolution of Hearts, Pt. 1 & 2" | 8:01 |
9. | "Ancient Cryme" | 3:55 |
10. | "Cosmic Rays" | 3:58 |
11. | "Devil's Tear" | 2:46 |
12. | "Clementine" | 2:31 |
13. | "Blue Rain Soda" | 1:50 |
14. | "Walk Away" | 5:59 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Chicago Tribune | [12] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10 [14] |
Spin | 8/10 [15] |