Song of the Week: The Sound of Arrows "M.A.G.I.C."

Happy MLK day everybody! Here at Wuxtry! we're celebrating this momentus day and historic inauguration double-feature with nothing but fresh posts! And what better way to commemorate this milestone in African American history than by posting a track by the whitest people on the planet: the Swedes?! Sound good? Let's go!

The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish duo formed in 2006 by Stefan Storm and Oskar Gullstrand. Their debut ep Danger! was released last year by Sweden's Labrador records. That ep was fine but I'll be honest, I didn't listen to it until this song came out.  It sounded a little like Patrick Wolf. Sometimes it was too goofy for me, sometimes to self-serious. "M.A.G.I.C." sees them turning out dancier grooves in the vein of MGMT or that other infectious spelling song by Justice "D.A.N.C.E." But this is much sunnier with less black leather and cigarette-y synths. It sounds like they're striking a better balance than the Danger! ep. I'm looking forward to hearing what their rumored album will sound like this year. In the meantime their new ep, M.A.G.I.C., is coming out on the 28th. 

Hey! You made it past the Vimeo! Here's your reward:
[mp3] The Sound of Arrows - "M.A.G.I.C." (from M.A.G.I.C., 1/28 on Labrador Records)