4 or 5 Magicians

4 or 5 Magicians are a rock band from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.



SELECT ASS-KISSINGS FROM THE PRESS :



"Beyond the cracking choruses, it’s this acerbic wit that makes 4 or 5 Magicians an essential listen – Ormsby’s gift of the gab matches Alex Turner’s or Mike Skinner’s, but he delivers his lines without showiness and with a smile on his face". BBC Music review of Empty, Derivative Pop Songs.



"Art Brut have finally found their soulmates, and you might well have discovered a new band that could be your life". Irish Times 9/10 review of Empty, Derivative Pop Songs.



"Fierce intelligence, a good sense of humour, and massive dollops of irony . Creative genius". Rocksound feature, and "his ability to alchemise crushing lyrical wit and infectious melody expertly conjures up the spirit of everyone from Pavement to Pixies, Idlewild and Cable". Rocksound 8/10 review of Empty, Derivative Pop Songs.



"It may seem like eating chocolate cake wrapped in sandpaper, but it's worth it. Empty Derivative Pop Songs has verses which bubble and choruses which bang, again and again, deeper and deeper". Drowned In Sound 7/10 review of Empty, Derivative Pop Songs.



"4 or 5 Magicians are more exciting than the prospect of Paul Daniels actually fulfilling his long-running promise to leave the country under a Labour regime. With lyrics so slick they make Alex Turner sound like a spluttering old colonel struggling with a cream bun and equal parts lo-fi bedroom fuzz and glorious art-pop melody (think Supergrass meets Shellac) we're struggling to think of one solitary loser who won't like this band. They're going to be the new Manic Street Preachers, but with less tights and guy-liner". NME "Tips For 2009" feature.



"The songs mainman Dan Ormsby comes up with are quite simply magnificent . you look forward to putting your headphones on for their ebola-scale infectiousness" Jaimie Hodgson in the NME.



"Such great song construction!". Steve Lamacq on his 6 music single of the week Change The Record, and "I just really like the juxtaposition of the sort of dismissiveness and confidence rubbing-up against each other.a clattering pop-noise that weaves the singer along" on his Radio 1 single of the week Forever On The Edge.



"Really, really exciting" + "SOOOO SOOOO GOOD!" + "brilliant". A selection of Huw Stephens superlatives on Radio 1.



"At last a believeable British retort to the drawling rambles of Stephen Malkmus. Think Hefner's Darren Hayman fronting Guided By Voices. Ace". Music Week.



"the sort of lo-fi attack jam that Kurt Cobain would have creamed over". Rocksound live review.



"very nearly stirring enough to make you put some pants on and run down to Capital FM with a big gun. Marvellously cynical alt.rock grubbiness. More please!". The Fly single review for Change The Record.



"‘Forever On The Edge’ not only boasts a loveable melody so missed from the chord-driven NME crowd , but also a contender for the best lyric of the year . Lo-fi indie rock at its best". Drowned In Sound 8/10 single review for Forever On The Edge.



"more than a bit special". Playmusic unsigned indie/rock band of the year 2008.



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Huw Stephens Introducing.on Radio 1