Mush Records, KFM Records, and The Magnificents have struck a deal, creating The Scottish Legion Of Illuminated Magnificents, a label to release the Magnificents' music in the United States for the first time.
The first release will be the Magnificents' full-length, Year Of Explorers, on December 9, 2008. The coming months between now and Summer 2009 will see a deluge of Magnificents material, as we give proper American releases to their full-length The Magnificents, as well as EP releases Ring Ring Oo Oo, The Apollo Creed, Last Gasp Of Revenge, 4 Claws Of The Underground, and Kids Now.
The Magnificents have been much-lauded as the best live band - nay, the best band period - in Scotland. Yes... including all the more popular bands. We have collected much of their back press, including heaps of features and live reviews, and selected some bits about Year Of Explorers and the Magnificents'... well... magnificent live shows for this email.
If you have not recieved the album yet and would like to give it a listen, please click the album cover to download it. If you'd like to confirm a review or set up an interview with the Magnificents, please contact
Put simply, this is a f***ing brilliant follow-up to their eponymous debut. It might just be the best thing you hear all year. 5/5 - Reverb / Jaw-droppingly ace music. - NME / The Magnificents have no murky lines - they're just really f***ing good. - The Skinny / Could yet be huge - Scotland On Sunday / Instantly, gratifyingly catchy - The List / A record well capable of taking them above ground - The Big Issue / This is intelligent rock with punk's rebellious spirit still throbbing at its heart - Is This Music? / The Magnificents should never be allowed to slip through the fingers of those who matter - Drowned In Sound
click cover to download The Magnificents - Year Of Explorers
Year Of Explorers, the latest from daring Scottish band, The Magnificents, is an epic saga of stolen synths, left-handed guitars, trans-European expressways, covert product placement, and serious studio tomfoolery. Following months of touring, twiddling and general sonic invention, The Magnificents are finally ready to unleash their long-awaited second LP. Employing a bewildering array of dusty keyboards, wires, boxes and buttons, The Magnificents have meticulously crafted Year Of Explorers with a little help from esteemed producers Damian Taylor (Bjork, Unkle) and John Cummings (Mogwai). Whereas their eponymous debut was primarily fuelled by raw punk power and electrifying excess, the sophomore LP demonstrates a more measured method. Not to say the boys have mellowed with age... Year Of Explorers will still have the indie-disco young pretenders quaking in their Converse.
Only act to have ever toured with the Beta Band, plus previous tours with Mogwai, Stereolab, and Trans Am.
Produced by Damian Taylor (Bjork, Unkle) and John Cummings (Mogwai).
The Magnificents met at Edinburgh Art College near the turn of the century. Figuring that music would be the least degrading post-college career choice, they began work creating a legitimate band. By marrying differing performance techniques with the desire to make people dance, they have built a reputation as one of the most exciting and unpredictable live bands around. Tour partners have included Stereolab, Trans Am, The Beta Band (the only band ever to do so) and Mogwai. Following a year of experimentation, code breaking, alchemy and the continued search for enlightenment, they have taken to hiding under the streets of Edinburgh in the rat and fungi infested M-Bunker, where they have recorded their 4 EPs, and both of their full-lengths, including their latest, Year Of Explorers.
Watch the clip for "Ring Ring Oo Oo"
the lead single from Year Of Explorers
Magnificents are without question the best live act in Scotland - Daily Record / Make no mistake, the Magnificents are the best band in Scotland - Evening News / While they might never be as big as Mogwai or the Beta Band, they're still the best Scottish live band you'll see - The Scotsman / Theirs is a fully-fledged, no-holds-barred Event, a gloriously inspired happening - NME / The most exciting thing Edinburgh has produced in years - Evening Times / The most exciting and enthralling coming-of-age I've ever seen - Noise! / Savage, ear-splitting and more edgy than, well, something really f***ing edgy. If they don't break in a big way soon there's truly something wrong with music. - Is This Music? / Best live band in the country? Quite probably. - The List / One of the most riotously exciting groups on the Scottish live circuit - The Mail / This Edinburgh synth-punk quartet are boldly, gloriously extraordinary... the best band to storm a Scottish stage in many a year - Metro
<font size="12" face="Courier New">Mush Records, KFM Records, and <strong>The Magnificents</strong> have struck a deal, creating The Scottish Legion Of Illuminated Magnificents, a label to release The Magnificents' music in the United States for the first time.
The first release will be the Magnificents' full-length, Year Of Explorers, on December 9, 2008. The coming months between now and Summer 2009 will see a deluge of Magnificents material, as we give proper American releases to their full-length The Magnificents, as well as EP releases Ring Ring Oo Oo, The Apollo Creed, Last Gasp Of Revenge, 4 Claws Of The Underground, and Kids Now.
The Magnificents have been much-lauded as the best live band - nay, the best band period - in Scotland. Yes... including all the more popular bands. We have collected much of their back press, including heaps of features and live reviews, and selected some bits about Year Of Explorers and the Magnificents'... well... magnificent live shows for this email.
If you have not recieved the album yet and would like to give it a listen, or if you'd like to confirm a review or set up an interview with the Magnificents, please contact
<em>Put simply, this is a fucking brilliant follow-up to their eponymous debut. It might just be the best thing you hear all year.</em> 5/5 - Reverb / <em>Jaw-droppingly ace music.</em> - NME / <em>The Magnificents have no murky lines - they're just really fucking good.</em> - The Skinny / <em>Could yet be huge</em> - Scotland On Sunday / <em>Instantly, gratifyingly catchy</em> - The List / <em>A record well capable of taking them above ground</em> - The Big Issue / <em>This is intelligent rock with punk's rebellious spirit still throbbing at its hear</em>t - Is This Music? / <em><strong>The Magnificents should never be allowed to slip through the fingers of those who matter</em></strong> - Drowned In Sound
<font size="12" face="Courier New">Mush Records, KFM Records, and <strong>The Magnificents</strong> have struck a deal, creating The Scottish Legion Of Illuminated Magnificents, a label to release The Magnificents' music in the United States for the first time.
The first release will be the Magnificents' full-length, Year Of Explorers, on December 9, 2008. The coming months between now and Summer 2009 will see a deluge of Magnificents material, as we give proper American releases to their full-length The Magnificents, as well as EP releases Ring Ring Oo Oo, The Apollo Creed, Last Gasp Of Revenge, 4 Claws Of The Underground, and Kids Now.
The Magnificents have been much-lauded as the best live band - nay, the best band period - in Scotland. Yes... including all the more popular bands. We have collected much of their back press, including heaps of features and live reviews, and selected some bits about Year Of Explorers and the Magnificents'... well... magnificent live shows for this email.
If you have not recieved the album yet and would like to give it a listen, or if you'd like to confirm a review or set up an interview with the Magnificents, please contact
<em>Put simply, this is a fucking brilliant follow-up to their eponymous debut. It might just be the best thing you hear all year.</em> 5/5 - Reverb / <em>Jaw-droppingly ace music.</em> - NME / <em>The Magnificents have no murky lines - they're just really fucking good.</em> - The Skinny / <em>Could yet be huge</em> - Scotland On Sunday / <em>Instantly, gratifyingly catchy</em> - The List / <em>A record well capable of taking them above ground</em> - The Big Issue / <em>This is intelligent rock with punk's rebellious spirit still throbbing at its hear</em>t - Is This Music? / <em><strong>The Magnificents should never be allowed to slip through the fingers of those who matter</em></strong> - Drowned In Sound
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Year Of Explorers, the latest from daring Scottish band, The Magnificents, is an epic saga of stolen synths, left-handed guitars, trans-European expressways, covert product placement, and serious studio tomfoolery. Following months of touring, twiddling and general sonic invention, The Magnificents are finally ready to unleash their long-awaited second LP. Employing a bewildering array of dusty keyboards, wires, boxes and buttons, The Magnificents have meticulously crafted Year Of Explorers with a little help from esteemed producers Damian Taylor (Bjork, Unkle) and John Cummings (Mogwai). Whereas their eponymous debut was primarily fuelled by raw punk power and electrifying excess, the sophomore LP demonstrates a more measured method. Not to say the boys have mellowed with age... Year Of Explorers will still have the indie-disco young pretenders quaking in their Converse.
Only act to have ever toured with the Beta Band, plus previous tours with Mogwai, Stereolab, and Trans Am.
Produced by Damian Taylor (Bjork, Unkle) and John Cummings (Mogwai).
The Magnificents met at Edinburgh Art College near the turn of the century. Figuring that music would be the least degrading post-college career choice, they began work creating a legitimate band. By marrying differing performance techniques with the desire to make people dance, they have built a reputation as one of the most exciting and unpredictable live bands around. Tour partners have included Stereolab, Trans Am, The Beta Band (the only band ever to do so) and Mogwai. Following a year of experimentation, code breaking, alchemy and the continued search for enlightenment, they have taken to hiding under the streets of Edinburgh in the rat and fungi infested M-Bunker, where they have recorded their 4 EPs, and both of their full-lengths, including their latest, Year Of Explorers.
Watch the clip for "Ring Ring Oo Oo"
the lead single from Year Of Explorers
Magnificents are without question the best live act in Scotland - Daily Record / Make no mistake, the Magnificents are the best band in Scotland - Evening News / While they might never be as big as Mogwai or the Beta Band, they're still the best Scottish live band you'll see - The Scotsman / Theirs is a fully-fledged, no-holds-barred Event, a gloriously inspired happening - NME / The most exciting thing Edinburgh has produced in years - Evening Times / The most exciting and enthralling coming-of-age I've ever seen - Noise! / Savage, ear-splitting and more edgy than, well, something really f***ing edgy. If they don't break in a big way soon there's truly something wrong with music. - Is This Music? / Best live band in the country? Quite probably. - The List / One of the most riotously exciting groups on the Scottish live circuit - The Mail / This Edinburgh synth-punk quartet are boldly, gloriously extraordinary... the best band to storm a Scottish stage in many a year - Metro </font>
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