Here We Go Magic 20 tracks

Covert Curiosity — During SXSW I caught a very brief set by Here We Go Magic, and though I was only able to hear a few songs I really dug their whole vibe. Luckily I'll be able to see them at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this year, and it doesn't matter who... read more »

The FADER Magazine — Here We Go Magic’s new track “Casual,” from their very good album Pigeons, sounds like Paul Simon. It just does. It’s so nice. You could listen to this on a merry-go-round. Or as a child with a parent who only played Here We Go Magic in the car bu... read more »

Walrus Music Blog — Congrats to Jon and Patrick of Sun Airway for landing a deal with the awesome label Dead Oceans (Bishop Allen, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band)! Their debut album, Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier, is a must-hear mix of ambient electronics and ... read more »

Covert Curiosity — You know after the first couple months of this year I was really wondering where the music of 2009 has been hiding. Sure, we got a great Animal Collective album and a pretty solid Dan Auerbach album, but I still felt like things were moving slow. ... read more »

Motel de Moka — Photo: Katie Lee. Emiliana Torrini -  Jungle Drum Me & Armini (Rough Trade / 2008) Here We Go Magic - Fangela Here we go magic (Western Vinyl / 2009) Xylos - In the bedroom Bedrooms (web release / 2008) Micachu - Golden Phone Jewelry (Accide... read more »

i guess i'm floating — [MP3] Fever Ray – Mercy Street My brain cannot comprehend the strange relationship between Peter Gabriel and the indie world, from teaming up with Hot Chip for a Vampire Weekend cover to his latest Scratch My Back LP featuring covers of Arcade Fi... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Ben Ritter Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artis... read more »

Covert Curiosity — Someone out there went through and compiled all of the free tracks available on the SXSW website and put them in to a couple of torrents you can download. With over 1,000 total songs it won't be the fastest download ever, but once you do get these... read more »

Fuck yeah! Go team! — MP3: Here We Go Magic - Old World UnitedSo, folks on the blogs, the new Here We Go Magic record is a quite good collection of popping indie jams. Here is one of them. Get your head nodding. read more »

My Old Kentucky Blog — Here We Go Magic's 2009 self-titled release just keeps hanging around in my cd decks. After we hosted Luke Temple and crew on The Laundromatinee, Only Pieces became my "jam-du-jour" and remains one of my favorite songs from this year. As others... read more »

girlpants — So I missed Total Bummer 2010 in Gainesville this weekend, and I’m a little sad all over myself. It really just slipped my mind. Now my days are staring at the ceiling, thinking it the surface of the sea above me. I like thinking about being under... read more »

Gorilla Vs. Bear — Joining the likes of SALEM, Alela Diane, WAVVES, Girls, Ducktails, and a few other new-ish artists from whom we expect (relatively) huge things in 2k9 is Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic. His/their self-titled debut has been steadily growing on me over... read more »

brooklynvegan — DOWNLOAD: Here We Go Magic - Fangela (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Here We Go Magic - Fangela (live on Laundromatinee) (MP3) Here We Go Magic are about to depart on their tour with Grizzly Bear that kicks off after they play three local shows (Town Hall, Tow... read more »

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Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — It has been a bit of a crazy year for the New York band known as Milagres. For starters the five piece went through a bit of a metamorphosis, changing their name from The Secret Life of Sofia only months after being name The Deli Magazine's third ... read more »

said the gramophone — These are my 75 favourite songs of 2009: songs I love more than peaches & pears. <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.saidthegramophone.com/playtagger"></script> I follow one arbitrary rule: that no artist may be listed ... read more »

The Futurist — Luke Temple has one of the best voices in the indie rock spectrum and has impressed loads of people with his two solo records in the past few years. Never afraid to re-invent himself, Luke decided to change course for his latest project Here We ... read more »

The Smudge of Ashen Fluff — Download here (mp3).Track Listing:FangelaTunnelvision- interview -Surprise (new/unreleased)Only Pieces read more »

speed of dark — Like many of us here in the Golden State, some of these bands are originally from elsewhere. We don’t complain about it. When The Weather Underground lost gifted guitarist Sho Bagley, singer-songwriter Harley Prechtel-Cortez reformed the group a... read more »

Puddlegum — Songwriter Luke Temple has formed a new band called Here We Go Magic. Their self-titled debut will be released via Western Vinyl on February 24, 2009. According to Tell All Your Friends: Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness... read more »