Seek Magic

Seek Magic
Studio album by Memory Tapes
Released 24 August 2009
Genre Indietronica, dream pop
Length 40:20
Label Something in Construction
Memory Tapes chronology
Seek Magic
(2009)		 Player Piano
(2011)Player Piano2011

Seek Magic is the first studio album of Dayve Hawke, under the alias of Memory Tapes. It was released August 24, 2009.[1] The cover art features an image of the painting Mirage by Tomory Dodge.

Track listing

All music composed by Memory Tapes.

No.TitleLength
1."Swimming Field"3:30
2."Bicycle"5:19
3."Green Knight"4:33
4."Pink Stones"3:54
5."Stop Talking"7:04
6."Graphics"6:31
7."Plain Material"4:50
8."Run Out"4:39
Rough Trade bonus disc[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Bicycle" (Horrors Cosmic Dub)5:54
2."Graphics" (Remodel Edit)3:35
3."Walk Me Home"16:53
4."Treeship"22:20

Note: On vinyl pressings of the album, the running order of Pink Stones and Stop Talking is reversed.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound[5]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[6]
Sputnikmusic4/5[7]

Seek Magic gathered attention from Pitchfork Media after being awarded the title of "Best New Music" by the site. It has an 8.0 rating on review aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? and is certified an ADM Chart Topper album, indicating wide critical acclaim.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Release group: Seek Magic - MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ Memory Tapes – Seek Magic (CD, Album) at Discogs
  3. ↑ "Reviews for Seek Magic by Memory Tapes". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ↑ K. Ross Hoffman. "Memory Tapes - Seek Magic". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Takru, Radhika (August 17, 2009). "Review / Memory Tapes-Seek Magic/ Releases / Releases// Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Ian (November 18, 2009). "Review / Memory Tapes-Seek Magic/ Releases / Releases// Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Memory Tapes - Seek Magic". Sputnikmusic. June 3, 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ↑ reviews of Seek magic by memory Tapes , Collected by Any Decent Music
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