Those the Brokes

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studio album
First released:
Nov 6 2006

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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 recorded and engineered by Richard Wilkinson.

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Release dates:
  • Nov 6 2006 in United Kingdom

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Indie, Alternative Rock, Pop, Alternative, Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars I love you best
Longing and broken love, played in uptempo indiepop and wistful ballads.

That's what the Magic Numbers played in their self-titled debut, and that's what they play in their sophomore album "Those the Brokes" -- painful, prettily sparkling pop music. It would have benefited from a song or two being trimmed off, but the English quartet sound more polished and assured.

It opens with gentle glockenspiel and a murky guitar melody, before blooming out into a sprightly little pop tune. "I don't wanna…
Written by E. A Solinas "ea_solinas"
3 stars Uplifting the typical
3 1/2

The album looses a little steam about halfway through, opting for a slower section which the band doesn't dazzle with quite as much as a first side of upbeat numbers, but altogether this is a good example of how a few modifications to a tried and true indie-pop format can breathe urgency back into the compositions.
Written by IRate

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Those the Brokes 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: EMI Europe Generic
release dates: Nov 24 2006
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