Light and airy guitar riffs mix with choppy vocals to produce this fluid, smooth new track from established electronic artist Slow Magic. Two years since the major release of Triangle, this new track, “Girls,” comes as his first new single released by Downtown Records. Rarely found without his colorful, deer-like mask, Slow Magic seems to have carved a niche in the happy, sunny, ethereal, electro realm and this track demonstrates he doesn’t want or need to stray from there.
The new track jolts and repeats in a way that shakes you, but in a pleasant and relaxing summer massage kind of way. I imagine the track as an anthem for a rebellious young character in a Zach Braff film or as background music for a killer 8th grade friendship sequence. Needless to say, the track drips “summer” and though “Girls” will not take the coveted spot of song of the summer, the track certainly has the staying power to blare through many car speakers and headphones these upcoming balmy days and nights.
Slow Magic's “Girls” single arrives ahead of a major tour schedule announcement across Europe and the U.S.
July
27 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
September
06 Kalamazoo, WI @ District Square (Audiotree Music Festival)
11 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
12 Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy Theatre
13 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (San Diego Music Thing)
14 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
16 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
17 Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain
18 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs
19 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
20 Atlanta, GA @ The Basement
21 Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
23 Washington, DC @ DC9
24 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
25 New York, NY @ Santos Party House
26 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
27 Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont
28 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
October
01 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
02 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
03 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
04 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
05 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
07 Springfield, MO @ College St. Bar and Arcade
08 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
09 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note
11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
12 Boise, ID @ The Crux
15 Portland, OR @ Holocene
16 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
17 Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:
June
24 Prague, Czech Republic @ Meet Factory
25 Rome, Italy @ Bibliotechnia (with Bonobo)
26 Bologna, Italy @ Botanique Festival
27 Wuppertal, Germany @ Sommerloch
28 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bravalla Festival
July
01 Paris, France @ Le Batofar
02 Vicenza, Italy @ Vinile Club
04 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Pitch Festival
05 Riehen, Switzerland @ Hillchill Festival
08 Milan, Italy @ Circolo Magnolia
10 Zurich, Switzerland @ Stall 6
11 Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
12 Frankfurt, Germany @ Phono Pop Festival
16 Tel Aviv, Israel @ Pasaz
17 London, United Kingdom @ Electrowerkz (with Shigeto)
18 Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival
19 Turin, Italy @ A Night Like This Festival
20 Benicassim, Spain @ Benicassim Festival
August
01 Salzburg, Austria @ Stuck! Festival
02 Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
05 Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ Edinburgh Festival
06 London, United Kingdom @ Brooklyn Bowl
07 Moscow, Russia @ Manifest
08 St. Petersburg, Russia @ Club Zai
09 Brighton, United Kingdom @ The Loft
12 Hammammet, Tunisia @ Ephmere
14 Figueira da Foz, Portugal @ Fusing Culture Experience Festival
15 Ubersee, Germany @ Chiemsee Summer
16 Luzern, Switzerland @ Funk Am See Festival