Ich bin sehr gespannt auf „The Magic Numbers“. Die Mamas&Papas sind toll, wenn es Bezüge gibt, wäre ich nicht dagegen.
James Masterton schreibt übrigens in seinem aktuellen Kommentar zu den UK-Charts: „Now according to the usual way of things, the Magic Numbers should really be a well kept secret. … First single ‚Forever Lost‘ hit Number 15 but after that nobody would have really been surprised if they drifted off into obscurity, being mentioned in dispatches during end of year reviews. Instead everyone has swiftly woken up to the fact that their debut album is in fact astoundingly incredibly good. … They hit the headlines this week thanks to an enormously entertaining spat when they walked out of a Top Of The Pops recording after a jibe by presenter Richard Bacon which may or may not have been referring to their ample waistlines. This may actually have backfired on them slightly with the foursome coming across as slightly lacking in either humour or self-awareness but for sheer publicity purposes it worked a treat. Suddenly everyone was reading about the Magic Numbers, their new single and the fact their album was considered so good it was a frontrunner for the Mercury Prize. From such things great careers are made. In the event the single didn’t reach the Top 10 and slipped in the final rankings to Number 12 but still does well enough to become their biggest hit to date. Personally I love them to bits and would pick them up and cuddle them, except that I don’t think my arms would reach that far.“
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