ABOUT THIS ITEM

4 OR 5 Magicians are a four or five piece alternative rock outfit from Brighton, UK. They take most obvious influence from the golden era of American indie rock; Guided by voices, REM, Nirvana, Sebadoh, Dinosaur JR, Pavement, etc etc. The band have released two singles to date, "Forever On The Edge" and double A-side "Change The Record" / "Ideal Man", both of which were awarded single of the week status by Steve Lamacq, as well as picking up a stack of glowing reviews in all areas of the press, not least the NME who featured the band as one of their tips for 2009, and have labeled the songwriting of front-man Dan Ormsby as 'simply magnificent'. Eagerly awaited debut album "Empty, Derivative Pop Songs" is a pseudo-cynical, satirical collection of eleven high-octane, guitar driven, lyrical laments with the common theme of the folly of life, and the fallibility of man, which revels in its own struggle against imperfection. All tracks were recorded on a laptop in short blasts, in a rehearsal room with half-busted equipment, in under 18 hours total, for around £100.