Death Magic

Death Magic
Studio album by Health
Released August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre
Length 39:30
Label Loma Vista
Producer
Health chronology
Health::Disco2
(2009)		 Death Magic
(2015)
Singles from Death Magic
  1. "New Coke"
    Released: April 24, 2015[1]
  2. "Stonefist"
    Released: June 12, 2015[2]
  3. "Men Today"
    Released: July 24, 2015[3]

Death Magic is the third studio album by American noise rock band Health. It was released by Loma Vista Recordings on August 7, 2015, six years after the band's previous album, Get Color.[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubA−[7]
Clash8/10[8]
Consequence of SoundC[9]
NME8/10[10]
The Observer[11]
Pitchfork7.8/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Victim"
2:00
2."Stonefist"
3:24
3."Men Today"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[a]
2:03
4."Flesh World (UK)"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:54
5."Courtship II" 
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:35
6."Dark Enough"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:42
7."Life"
3:53
8."Salvia"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors
1:48
9."New Coke"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:39
10."L.A. Looks"
Stalfors3:24
11."Hurt Yourself"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
4:10
12."Drugs Exist"
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:52
Total length:39:30

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Death Magic.[16]

  • Andrew Dawson – co-production (tracks 2, 7); production (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
  • John Famiglietti – art direction
  • The Haxan Cloak – production (track 1)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Andrew Pham – design
  • Justin Raisen – co-production (track 7)
  • Lars Stalfors – mixing (all tracks); co-production (tracks 1, 3); production (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10); additional production (tracks 5, 8, 11, 12)

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 5
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] 23

References

  1. ↑ "NEW COKE (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "STONEFIST (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "MEN TODAY (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Ian (April 20, 2015). "Game Over: HEALTH Finish First Album in Six Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reviews for Death Magic by HEALTH". Metacritic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Death Magic – HEALTH". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Warwick, Kevin (August 7, 2015). "Health's primal noise assault morphs into a mass of experimental electro rock". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ O'Malley, Gareth (August 11, 2015). "HEALTH – DEATH MAGIC". Clash. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kivel, Adam (July 31, 2015). "HEALTH – Death Magic". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bassett, Jordan (July 29, 2015). "HEALTH – 'Death Magic'". NME. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ Mardles, Paul (August 9, 2015). "Health: Death Magic review – dated and attention-seeking". The Observer. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ Rachel, T. Cole (August 3, 2015). "HEALTH: Death Magic". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ Fitzgerald, Colin (August 12, 2015). "HEALTH: Death Magic". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ K., Rudy (August 4, 2015). "HEALTH – Death Magic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hemmerling, Joe. "Health - Death Magic". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  16. ↑ Death Magic (CD liner notes). Health. Loma Vista Recordings. 2015. LVR-37187-02.
  17. ↑ "Health Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Health Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Health Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


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