Magic Chairs

Magic Chairs
Studio album by Efterklang
Released	February 22, 2010
Recorded	Feedback Recording Studio, Århus Black Tornado, Copenhagen STC Studio, Copenhagen Efterklang's studio, Copenhagen
Genre	Indie pop
Length	43:47
Language	English
Label	4AD (CAD 3X01)
Producer	Efterklang, Gareth Jones
Efterklang chronology
Parades (2007) Magic Chairs (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
BBC	(positive)[2]
Contact Music	(positive)[3]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[4]
The Guardian	[5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	(7/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media	(5.9/10)[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]
Strange Glue	(8/10)[10]
Unbored	(6/10)[11]

Magic Chairs is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia. The band began recording the album in January 2009 in studios across Copenhagen and Århus, Denmark, and mixed the album with producer Gareth Jones.^[12] The first single "Modern Drift" was released as a free MP3 track on 4AD's website on November 19, 2009, and the music video for the song premiered on January 25, 2010 (link).

Track listing

1. "Modern Drift" – 4:53
2. "Alike" – 4:11
3. "I Was Playing Drums" – 5:13
4. "Raincoats" – 4:20
5. "Harmonics" – 4:05
6. "Full Moon" – 3:49
7. "The Soft Beating" – 4:13
8. "Scandinavian Love" – 3:53
9. "Mirror Mirror" – 5:44
10. "Natural Tune" – 3:26

Download-only bonus track

11. "Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26

Singles

• "Modern Drift" (January 25, 2010)
  • Music video only
• "I Was Playing Drums" (April 19, 2010)
  • 7" vinyl, 4AD (AD 3X08)
  1. "I Was Playing Drums" (Edit) – 4:07
  2. "Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26
• "Raincoats" (August 23, 2010)
  • Digital download, 4AD
  1. "Raincoats" (Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Harmonics" (Covered by Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm) – 4:23

Credits

• Produced by Efterklang.
• Mixed by Gareth Jones.
• Artwork by Hvass&Hannibal.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ BBC review
3. ^ Contact Music review
4. ^ Drowned in Sound review
5. ^ The Guardian review
6. ^ musicOMH review
7. ^ NME review
8. ^ Pitchfork Media review
9. ^ Sputnikmusic review
10. ^ Strange Glue review
11. ^ Unbored review
12. ^ Efterklang >> Blog Archive >> Magic Chairs