Single Review: Young Magic – Sparkly

We love this new track Sparkly from Young Magic taken from their debut album ‘Melt’.

Although comprising both Australian and Indonesian born members, the group formed in New York where they are currently based.

The debut album ‘Melt’ is due for release in Australia on March 30th 2012, the three piece traversed multiple continents on their own musical and spiritual journey’s before creatively and logistically residing in New York where the final touches of their debut album ‘Melt’ came together.

In 2010, singer and producer Isaac Emmanuel left Australia for Europe, over to New York and down through Mexico, all the while creating and recording music with whatever instruments he found along the way. Whilst in Mexico he hooked up with fellow expat Michael Italia who for months had also been traversing the globe with portable recording gear in tow. The final piece of the ‘Young Magic’ puzzle came together in New York when the two of them meet up with Indonesian born vocalist Melati Malay.

The immediately fruitful collaboration brought forth the singles ‘Sparkly’, ‘You With Air’ and ‘Night In The Ocean’, all of which are fitting indicators of the bands atmospheric and soundscape appeal combining an array of influences from West African rhythms, Brainfeeder hip-hop, UK bass and 60s psychedelic soul.

The combination of sounds delivers a sonic melange of vibes and it’s testament to their skill that the debut album ‘Melt’ remains such a cohesive body of work.

Single ‘Sparkly’ offers a summer hayze of sounds that will have you drifting away into your own little world. We’re feeling positive about Young Magic, so check them out for yourselves.