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Young Magic + Fetter

2 August

Having reigned in the psych tendencies of their earlier work in favour of a more electronics-heavy sound, Young Magic cast an entrancing spell of sultry female vocals and dystopian beats.

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Young Magic met in Brooklyn back in 2007, but like typical itchy-footed Aussies, founding members Isaac Emmanuel and Michael Italia spent the next few years travelling through Europe and the Americas. In the meantime, Indonesia-born Melati Melay held down the fort in NYC. In 2011 the trio found themselves reunited in the same zip code and raring to record together. Given the band’s globetrotting tendencies, it makes sense that the resulting debut, Melt, sounded like a melting pot of influences from around the world, ranging from psychedelia to shoegaze, trip hop and world music. Italia has since left the band, and the now-duo has reigned in the psych tendencies of their earlier work in favour of a more electronics-heavy sound on their new album. While there’s no shortage of acts pairing sultry female vocals with dystopian beats these days, Young Magic avoid many of what some would consider the pitfalls of their synth-pop peers, and at its best, Breathing Statues breathes life into an oft cold and somewhat lifeless genre.

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