With Bird’s Eye View, The New Magic casts a spell on the world from the first notes. Review of an ambitious contemplative album.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW – THE NEW MAGIC
Contemplative, Bird’s Eye View by The New Magic transports its audience thousands of kilometres above the ground from the get-go. The sky is clear, and knowing if the sun is rising or setting becomes impossible. It isn’t an important incertitude. With soft drums and a warm guitar, we’re soon enthralled by it all. And it’s only logical that the first song is named Moving Sky. The vocals appear late in the track but do add a wonderful texture to an already gripping atmosphere. The bird goes up, carrying us listeners on its back, and allows for some looping moves on a jazzier rhythm. It’s Sink / Soar Forever, where piano and drums grow bigger in the genre whilst the vocals keep that soothing and relaxing tone.
They go on, really progressively, with Deep Blue Sea, where turbulences and clear cuts are coming together in the technique. On instrumental tracks, jazz lets folk take over for Soft Marble Dance, and even bossa nova for The Elevator. It comes back later on the drums of Future Falling Over and New Day, which also present some tasty bluesy guitars. When the idea of an untouched nature is sung through the lyrics, the notes paint these images with great precision.
The most important track, though, is Bird’s Eye View, and it lasts no less than fifteen minutes. It is the best example of these musical paintings. Delicate, the song goes from ambient to classic song. It would be easily found in the playlists of a finicky music lover and a passionate gamer alike. It’s an ambitious one. Because it’s ambitious and well-thought, it shines bright. Time stretches and The New Magic asks of us that we take it, the time. Bird’s Eye View by The New Magic is, for me, an unexpected contemplative coup de cœur (sudden favourite). Don’t wait any longer to discover it.