The Magic City (Helium album)

The Magic City
Studio album by Helium
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Indie rock, Alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop
Length	51:40
Label	Matador Records
Producer	Mitch Easter and Helium
Helium chronology
No Guitars (1997) The Magic City (1997)

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The Magic City was the final studio album from American indie rock band Helium. It was released in 1997 on Matador Records.

Track listing

1. "Vibrations" - 2:46
2. "Leon's Space Song" - 2:59
3. "Ocean of Wine" - 4:04
4. "Aging Astronauts" - 3:08
5. "Medieval People" - 4:08
6. "Lady of the Fire" - 2:19
7. "Lullaby of the Moths" - 3:09
8. "Revolution of Hearts, Pt. 1 & 2" - 8:01
9. "Ancient Cryme" - 3:55
10. "Cosmic Rays" - 3:58
11. "Devil's Tear" - 2:46
12. "Clementine" - 2:31
13. "Blue Rain Soda" - 1:50
14. "Walk Away" - 5:59

Personnel

• Mary Timony - Guitar, Vocals, Chamberlin, Keyboards
• Ash Bowie - Bass, Drums
• Shawn King Devlin - Drums
• Mitch Easter - Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Pedal Steel, Vocals (background), Producer, Engineer, Slide Guitar, Mixing
• Andrew Emmett - Violin
• Ken Wilmot - Trumpet
• Chris Stamey - Editing, Pro-Tools