''The Runaway'' is the third album from London indie-rock band

The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled ''The Magic Numbers'' on 13 June 2005. Their follow-up alb ...

. The Stodart and Gannon siblings reveal a rather upbeat side on this offering, compared to their 2006 release ''

Those the Brokes ''Those the Brokes'' is the second album from The Magic Numbers. The album was partly recorded in New York at Allaire Studios in Spring 2006, a venue which has also been used in the past by David Bowie, The Strokes and Ryan Adams, and was reco ...

''. The album features string arrangements by

Robert Kirby Robert Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was a British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, ''Five Leaves Left'' and ''Bryter Layter'', but also worked wi ...

(Nick Drake, Elvis Costello), who died in 2009, with ''The Runaway'' ultimately proving to be his final piece of work.

Track listing

All songs written by Romeo Stodart and Michele Stodart, except where noted. # "The Pulse" (R. Stodart) # "Hurt So Good" (R. Stodart) # "Why Did You Call?" # "Once I Had" # "A Start With No Ending" (R. Stodart) # "Throwing My Heart Away" # "Restless River" # "Only Seventeen" # "Sound of Something" # "The Song That No One Knows" (R. Stodart) # "Dreams of a Revelation" # "I’m Sorry"

Personnel

;The Magic Numbers *Angela Gannon –

melodica The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usual ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, design *Sean Gannon –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, design *Michele Stodart –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

, percussion, vocals, design *Romeo Stodart –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

, design

Singles

The first single "The Pulse" was released on 12 April 2010

Release details

A limited-edition of the album was released with an exclusive 4-track live EP which the band recorded at Wiltons Music Hall in London in January 2010. 2010 albums Heavenly Recordings albums The Magic Numbers albums Albums arranged by Robert Kirby {{2010s-alt-rock-album-stub