Rather than producing themselves, they could benefit from a wise head adding a touch of reverb, a sting of echo. Otherwise The Magic Numbers will never make the stone classic they are, on this evidence, most capable of.   Full text...

In classic vinyl terms Side One is great, Side Two is tepid.  Full text...

They were a breath of fresh air when they first appeared, were The Magic Numbers. In a music world dominated by angled cheekbones and sharp haircuts, the two sets of siblings didn't seem to give a toss that they were a bit overweight, nor did they care about the fact that they seemed to have just stepped from the '70s, so hirsute was their appearance.  Full text...

Romeo and co proved they could pen a tune last time around, but why do they insist on making all their odes to unrequited love so bleeding long?   Full text...

If you enjoyed the Numbers' self-titled debut, you will doubtless find much to like about Those the Brokes, not so much a follow-up as a seamless continuation of the sound, style and subject matter of that album.  Full text...