ALBUM REVIEW: “Pigeons” Here We Go Magic

Here We Go Magic
Pigeons
[Secretly Canadian]

Going from a one-man-in-a-bedroom solo project to a full lineup of musicians, there is obviously going to be a some significant changes in what you hear from Here We Go Magic. Here We Go Magic has practically done a 180 with their new album Pigeons. The follow up to 2009′s self-titled debut adds a retro-electro feel on top of their original folksy lo-fi sound.

Opening track “Hibernation” starts the album off on a ’60s supermarket chic note, with chipper keyboards lilting over a very funk infused bass line. The rest of Pigeons follows in more or less the same suit, emphasizing the experimental thing Brooklyn bands have been striving for so often lately. They do it well, with a strong sense of consistency throughout the whole album, keeping the slightly awkward TV Land sitcom soundtrack feel with titles like “Herbie I Love You, Now I Know” and “Vegetable or Native.” This is no sophomore slump: if anything it’s more like an entirely new debut.

Here We Go Magic US Summer Tour
June 08 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY +
June 10 – Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
July 18 – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL
July 19 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE *
July 20 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO *
July 22 – Neurolux – Boise, ID *
July 23 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR *
July 24 – Capitol Hill Block Party – Seattle, WA
July 25 – Media Club – Vancouver, BC *
July 28 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA *
July 29 – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA * #
Aug 01 – The Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ *
Aug 03 – The LOFT at the Palladium – Dallas, TX *
Aug 04 – Emo’s Outside – Austin, TX * #
Aug 06 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA * #
Aug 07 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC * #
Aug 08 – The Black Cat – Washington, DC *
Aug 09 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

+ w/ The War on Drugs
* w/ Beach Fossils
# w/CURFEW