''Here We Go Magic'' is the eponymous 2009 debut album from Brooklyn-based

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band

Here We Go Magic Here We Go Magic was an American indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. It was formed by core members Luke Temple, Michael Bloch and Peter Hale, in late 2008. The band signed to Western Vinyl in 2008, followed by the five-piece group's si ...

, recorded mostly by the band's lead singer Luke Temple.

Background and recording

The album was recorded by Temple at home on a 4-track recorder over a two-month period. Temple described the recording: "I just had one tom, one microphone, a synth and an acoustic guitar. I didn’t have a full drum kit or normal bass, it was just all synth stuff that I did myself."ATH Interviews: Here We Go Magic
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Critical reception

Tim DiGravina, writing for AllMusic, gave the album a 3.5/5 rating, saying "There's a lot to admire in Here We Go Magic's dreamy, hazy melodies, and it's easy to get lost in the repetitive, minimalist guitar strumming that centers half of the tracks". Brian Gearing of ''Glide'', gave it a four-star rating, calling it "hypnotic from the opening notes to the closing silence", and stating that it "doesn’t just sound awesome; it compels you to listen". The ''NME''s Rob Webb was also impressed, giving the album 7/10. Eric Harvey of Pitchfork Media described the album as "hazy electronic textures, endlessly-spiraling lyrical loops, occasional forays into extended sections of ambience and noise", giving the album 7.4 out of 10. Alex Denney, writing for The Quietus, wrote "There isn't a duff moment on ...Magic exactly, but it's the opening salvo, with its lingering impression of small ideas stretched gauzily out, that really sings like firing synapses and leaves you wanting more". Barry Walters of ''Spin (magazine), SPIN'' gave it 7/10, calling it "Magic indeed".

Track listing

#"Only Pieces" (3:50) #"Fangela" (5:32) #"Ahab" (3:37) #"Tunnelvision" (4:23) #"Ghost List" (4:23) #"I Just Want to See You Underwater" (4:49) #"Babyohbaby - Ijustcantstanditanymore!" (2:07) #"Nat's Alien" (4:27) #"Everything's Big" (5:28)

References

2009 debut albums Here We Go Magic albums Western Vinyl albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub