The Magic Numbers

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The Magic Numbers

Background information
Origin England Ealing, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock, Indie
Years active 2004 – present
Label(s) Heavenly/EMI
Website TheMagicNumbers.net
Members
Sean Gannon, Angela Gannon, Romeo Stodart, Michele Stodart

The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previouly went to The Cardinal Wiseman RC High School in Greenford. The group were formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers in June 2005. Their follow-up album, Those the Brokes was released on November 6, 2006.

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[edit] History

[edit] Backgrounds

The Stodarts are the children of a Scottish father and a Venezuelan mother and were born in Trinidad in the Caribbean, but were later raised in New York after their family fled an Islamic coup there in 1990. In the mid-1990's they moved to London. The Gannons are of Irish descent but lived in Hanwell where they took the Stodarts in as friends.

Prior to forming The Magic Numbers, Romeo and Sean spent time trying to form a band together under various guises, and previously performed under the name 'Guess'.

[edit] 2002 to 2005

In late 2002 The Magic Numbers formed in their present guise, and they began touring the London circuit, gradually developing their sound and building a small cult following, not least amongst some already established artists including The Chemical Brothers, Travis, and Ed Harcourt, with the latter later influential in their signing to record label Heavenly Recordings, narrowly beating off competition from Rough Trade Records.

Their rise came swiftly, beginning in the summer of 2004 and later that year when they began supporting well-known artists such as Travis, Ed Harcourt and Snow Patrol and appearing on the bill of some low-key UK festivals, building an intense following as they did so. In November 2004 they released a very limited edition 7” vinyl single, "Hymn for Her", to coincide with a three-show residency at The Borderline in London.

[edit] 2005 onwards

On the back of releasing just one commercially available single, Forever Lost, and even before their debut album was released they played a sold-out show to a crowd of over 2,000 at The Forum in Kentish Town, London, a show that is recognised by many fans as the changing point between a band that was up-and-coming and one that became a household name.

Following the release of their debut album, the remainder of 2005 and the first few months of 2006 were spent touring and promoting their album and singles, throughout the UK and USA, across Europe and also in New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

Although heavily played down, they received a large amount of press attention for being the first band to walk off the TV show Top of the Pops after host Richard Bacon insulted their physiques, shortly before they were due to appear on the show to promote their single "Love Me Like You".

[edit] Albums

[edit] The Magic Numbers

The eponymous debut album was recorded in late 2004 and early 2005 at Metropolis Studios in London, and released on 13th June 2005. Prior to release only "Forever Lost" was promoted as a commercial single and this was followed up by later releases "Love Me Like You", "Love’s a Game" and "I See You, You See Me".

Only one non-member contributes music to the album, Angharad Davies who plays violin on the song This Love. The UK version of the album contains "Hymn for Her" as a hidden track that appears after a short delay after the end of Try. US and European versions include this track independently and it is tracklisted. The Japanese version also includes the songs "Idea of a Feeling" and "I Hope You Don’t Mind", which appeared as additional tracks on the UK release of the single Forever Lost.

The album was shortlisted in 2005 for the coveted Mercury Music Prize.

[edit] Those the Brokes

The second Magic Numbers album was partly recorded in New York at Allaire Studios in Spring 2006, a venue which has also been used in the past by David Bowie, The Strokes and Ryan Adams, and was recorded and engineered by Richard Wilkinson.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Magic Numbers
(13th June 2005)
#7 UK
Those the Brokes
(6th November 2006)
#11 UK

[edit] Singles

[edit] From Self-Titled

Title "Forever Lost" "Love Me Like You" "Love's a Game" "I See You, You See Me"
Date 23 May 2005 8 August 2005 24 October 2005 16 January 2006
UK Chart #15 #12 #24 #20
B-sides "Idea of a Feeling"
"I Hope You Don’t Mind"		 "Drunk on Your Words"
"Delphina’s Song"
"Travelling Souls"		 "Keep It in the Pocket"
"Last Night I Fell"		 "Forever Lost" (cover by 'Magic Fractions')
"Close Your Eyes"
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
"Crazy in Love"

[edit] From Those the Brokes

Title "Take a Chance"
Date 23 October 2006
UK Chart #16
B-sides

[edit] Contributions

The Magic Numbers have made appearances on various other artists’ releases, including

[edit] Live Performances

The Magic Numbers have played tours and festivals since well before they were recorded. Major tours and appearances of note include:

[edit] Headline Tours

  • Forever Lost promotion, UK, May 2005
  • Love Me Like You promotion, UK, August 2005
  • The Magic Numbers album promotion, Europe, September 2005
  • Love’s a Game promotion, UK, October 2005
  • The Magic Numbers album promotion, USA, November 2005
  • The Magic Numbers album promotion, Japan, February 2006
  • I See You, You See Me promotion, UK, February 2006
  • The Magic Numbers album promotion, Europe, March 2006
  • The Magic Numbers album promotion, USA, April 2006

[edit] Support Tours

[edit] Festivals

[edit] External links

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