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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Mar 15, 2018
    100
    A rare album without a single Achilles heel, The Magic Gang have created a debut that’ll be remembered as a milestone moment in years to come.
  2. 85
    A record that feels so familiar but with just enough surprises to make it exciting too. The three year wait, then, seems entirely worth it; that scrappy Brighton foursome have grown into a bonafide anthem factory with plenty more still to come.
  3. 80
    A dazzling debut ready to win the world’s hearts.
  4. Mar 16, 2018
    80
    The best thing about their self-titled debut might be their four-part harmonies.
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 15, 2018
    80
    Their self-titled debut crackles with youthful brio. [May 2018, p.111]
  6. Mar 15, 2018
    80
    The Magic Gang’s debut is all you could wish for. ... Though it’s been a long time coming, The Magic Gang is still an ambitious release, that offers hopefulness and heartbreak in a 60s tinged wrapping.
  7. Mar 16, 2018
    70
    The first half of the album is characterised by high energy, fast-paced songs, best shown by raucous singalong ‘All This Way’ and ‘Getting Along’. At points these are in danger of blurring into each other but I think this may just be because of the specific order they’re listed in. ... The second half of the record is quieter, with a more musing outlook.

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