The Aliens - Magic Man

The Aliens’ first release from their second album Luna takes up where their debut LP left off. Magic Man is a psychedelic pop stomper, layered with vocal harmonies and melodic guitar riffing. It sounds for all the world like Architecture in Helsinki as fronted by Ian Brown. Not a bad thing, but it is the accompanying tracks which suggest that Luna is a step forward for these local favourites. Of its B-sides, Sunlamp Show begins as a straightforward homage to the beach boys, before the guys expertise in genre-hopping takes centre stage, giving the track a thoroughly modern feel. Psych-ballad Theremin is quite simply a joyful oddity. Just what we wanted. [Wilbur Kane]

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