''Magic Chairs'' is the third studio album from
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
indie rock group
Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label
4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia. The band began recording the album in January 2009 in studios across
Copenhagen
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and
Århus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
,
Denmark
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, and mixed the album with producer
Gareth Jones.
The first single "Modern Drift" was released as a free MP3 track on 4AD's website on November 19, 2009, and the music video for the song premiered on January 25, 2010
link.
Track listing
# "Modern Drift" – 4:53
# "Alike" – 4:11
# "I Was Playing Drums" – 5:13
# "Raincoats" – 4:20
# "Harmonics" – 4:05
# "Full Moon" – 3:49
# "The Soft Beating" – 4:13
# "Scandinavian Love" – 3:53
# "Mirror Mirror" – 5:44
# "Natural Tune" – 3:26
;Download-only bonus track
#
"Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26
Singles
* "Modern Drift" (January 25, 2010)
** Music video only
* "I Was Playing Drums" (April 19, 2010)
** 7" vinyl, 4AD (AD 3X08)
*# "I Was Playing Drums" (Edit) – 4:07
*# "Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26
* "Raincoats" (August 23, 2010)
** Digital download, 4AD
*# "Raincoats" (Edit) – 3:45
*# "Harmonics" (Covered by Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm) – 4:23
Credits
* Produced by Efterklang.
* Mixed by Gareth Jones.
* Artwork by ''Hvass&Hannibal''.
References
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2010 albums
Efterklang albums
4AD albums