The Magic City (Helium album)
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| The Magic City | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk, noise pop | |||
| Length | 51:40 | |||
| Label | Matador Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Mitch Easter[2] Helium | |||
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The Magic City is the second and final studio album from American indie rock band Helium.[2][3] It was released in 1997 on Matador Records.[4][5]
The album was produced at Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium studio, in North Carolina.[6] It was recorded in six weeks.[7] Its sound was influenced by psychedelic and progressive rock,[8] notably King Crimson.[9]
Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "a rich, colorful array of sounds ... that blends lo-fi indie-rock with '70s prog rock."[10] Magnet wrote: "The album is a Pet Sounds chamber-pop-meets-progressive-rock indie masterpiece, created long before any lo-fi-loving cretin would ever admit to loving Yes’ Close To The Edge, Genesis’ Nursery Cryme or watching Keith Emerson throw daggers into his eight-foot-high synthesizer."[6] New York Magazine praised Timony's "loopy, pensive guitar lines, deceptively offbeat song structures, and quirky vocal style."[11]
