Don't Kill the Magic by MAGIC!

11 Songs, 42 Minutes

EDITORS’ NOTES

The heavyweight summer jam "Rude" is swaying reggae in the style of No Doubt's "Spiderwebs," and much of the record takes cues from that Orange County band's stylistic range. "Little Girl Big World" whizzes by with zippy postpunk fervor, while "One Woman One Man" is a stripped-down acoustic track that harkens back to a certain Jamaican reggae deity.

EDITORS’ NOTES

	TITLE		TIME
	Rude		3:44
	No Evil		3:22
	Let Your Hair Down		4:25
	Stupid Me		3:44
	No Way No		3:51
	Paradise		3:55
	Don't Kill the Magic		3:37
	One Woman One Man		3:59
	Little Girl Big World		3:23
	Mama Didn't Raise No Fool		4:07
	How Do You Want to Be Remembered		4:03

About MAGIC!

Noted producer and songwriter Nasri (aka Nasri Atweh) moved from behind the scenes and into the spotlight with Magic!. a group fusing pop, R&B, and reggae that features him as lead vocalist. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nasri first found success when he teamed with Adam Messinger to form the production and songwriting team the Messengers, who scored hits for Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, and Pitbull, among others. In 2012, Nasri was eager to make music of his own, and began working up tunes with guitarist and fellow songwriter Mark Pelli. Their first song was a catchy fusion of reggae, pop, and R&B called "Rude," and the song fell together so naturally they felt it happened like magic. Properly inspired, Nasri and Pelli decided to name their new group Magic!, and recruited bassist Ben Spivak and drummer Alex Tanas to round out the lineup. In the fall of 2013, after a tour as a support act for Matisyahu, Magic! signed a deal with Sony Music International, and "Rude" became the group's first single. The song became a worldwide Top Five hit, including six weeks at the top in America. In April 2014, Magic! contributed a new track, "This Is Our Time (Agora e a Nossa Hora)," to One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album. The group's first full album, Don't Kill the Magic, arrived in July 2014 and ultimately reached number six on the Billboard 200 chart. After touring with Maroon 5 in 2015, they returned with new music the following year. The single "Lay You Down Easy," which featured Sean Paul, debuted at the top of Billboard's Reggae Digital Songs chart shortly before the release of Magic!'s second album, Primary Colours, in July 2016. November 2017 saw the release of the single "Darts in the Dark." ~ Mark Deming