Magic Car are a British

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folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers suc ...

band formed in 1994 by the actor Phil Smeeton (songwriter and guitarist) and Hazel Atkinson (vocalist). They signed to the

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Tiny Dog Records Tiny Dog Records is a British-based independent record label, located in Shropshire, England. Background Founded in 1999, they have released original material by Flipron, Scott 4, Magic Car, The Billy Shinbone Show and The Rhynes. Flipron is ...

in 1999 and have released four albums - ''Yellow Main Sequence'' (2001), ''Family Matters'' (2005), and ''European Punks'' (2002), a joint album with

Scott 4 ''Scott 4'' is Scott Walker's fifth solo album. It was released in late 1969 under his birth name, Scott Engel, and failed to chart. Reissues have been released under his stage name. It has since received praise as one of Walker's best works. ...

. A fourth, ''Meteorites'' was released in 2016.

Members

*Phil Smeeton - songwriter and guitarist. Also an actor with roles in

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and ''

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'' *Hazel Atkinson - vocalist *Martyn West – lead guitarist *Doug Ebling – drums *John Thompson – bass. Has also played with

Flipron Flipron are an English psychedelic pop band from Glastonbury, England, consisting of singer and songwriter Jesse Budd, pianist/organist Joe Atkinson, drummer Mike Chitty and bassist Tom Granville. They were signed to Tiny Dog Records in 2003.Th ...

and

The Selecter The Selecter are an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vo ...

Discography

Albums

*2001: ''Yellow Main Sequence'' *2002: ''European Punks'' - jointly with

*2005: ''Family Matters'' *2016: ''Meteorites''

References

External links

Tinydog.co.uk Official Magic car page
English folk rock groups Americana music groups {{UK-band-stub