Thursday, January 26, 2012

MAGIC CASTLES RELEASE DOUBLE ALBUM MARCH 20th, 2012


Magic Castles are set to release their eponymous double album on March 20th, 2012 through ‘a’ Records.  Along with individual shows in the Midwest, the band is slated to join Brian Jonestown Massacre on the East Coast tour of the United States in 2012.


View the psychotropic video for “Ballad Of The Golden Bird:” http://youtu.be/LzytADGpfRA
Magic Castles have self-released three albums (two in 2009), all of which are currently out of print. But through word of mouth and blogs, the band’s profile spread and a YouTube video was passed to the legendary Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) via his Ustream.tv outlet, We Are The Radio/Dead TV experimental social media phenomenon in 2010.

Anton Newcombe remembers, "The song that introduced me to Magic Castles was ‘Ballad of the Golden Bird.’ I really think it is special, so much so, I decided to ask the group if I could release this record through my label, ‘a’ Records. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do..."

Magic Castles are a band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that was abruptly formed in 2006 by Jason Edmonds, with the help of guitarist, Jeremiah Doering and bassist, Paul Fuglestad plusa rotating cast of players and friends. Lyrically concerned with trolls, golden birds, and other creatures conjured from the lands of the mushroomed mind (otherwise known as “mysticore”), the band takes a journey-is-better-than-the destination approach.

Inspired by Spacemen 3, Skygreen Leopards, Galaxie 500, the band combines warm Farfisa drones with hazy guitars and bright vocal harmonies to create something similar without sounding redundant.  Whether it be storybook psych, mildewy dark garage, or forest folk, the band crafts its songs using an expansive approach that deftly oscillates between traditional song form and stretched-out, slowly unwinding abstract passages, managing both poles without a smudge of awkwardness. 
Sit back, light up a smoke and enjoy!

MAGIC CASTLES ARE:
Jason Edmonds (guitar & vocals)
Jeremiah Doering (guitar & vocals)
Paul Fuglestad (bass)
Noah Skogerboe (keyboards & vocals)
Brendan McInerney (drums)
Matt Van Genderen (drums)

Magic Castles DOUBLE LP-Track Listing / Available on 180 gram Black virgin vinyl.
SIDE A - 1) Death Dreams 2) Now I'm a Little Cloud 3) Imaginary Friends
SIDE B –1) Ballad of the Golden Bird, 2) All My Prayers...
SIDE C – 1) Songs of the Forest 2) 10,100 3) Letterbox 
SIDE D –1) Big Sur  2) Mystical Sage Warrior 3) Emory's Memories

Magic Castles CD Track Listing
1) Death Dreams  2) Now I'm a Little Cloud  3) Imaginary Friends  4) Ballad of the Golden Bird  5) All My Prayers... 6) Songs of the Forest 7) 10,100 8) Letterbox  9) Big Sur 10) Mystical Sage Warrior 11) Emory's Memories

DISCOGRAPHY
Lore of Mysticore (May 2008) (out of print – available on iTunes)
Dreams of Dreams of Dreams (released May 2009) (out of print)
Songs of the Forest ~  (October 2009) (out of print– available on iTunes)


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