Love Is Magic

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Love Is Magic
File:John Grant - Love Is Magic.png
Studio album by
John Grant
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
StudioEcho Lab, Denton, Texas
Meme Tune Studio, London, England
GenreSynthpop[1]
Length57:43
LabelBella Union
Producer
  • John Grant
  • Paul Alexander
  • Craig Silvey
John Grant chronology
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
(2015) 		Love Is Magic
(2018) 		Boy from Michigan
(2021)
Singles from Love Is Magic
  1. "Love Is Magic"
    Released: July 10, 2018
  2. "He's Got His Mother's Hips"
    Released: August 28, 2018
  3. "Touch & Go"
    Released: August 28, 2018
  4. "Is He Strange"
    Released: October 3, 2018

Love Is Magic is the fourth studio album by American musician John Grant. It was released via Bella Union on October 12, 2018.[2]

Release

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On July 10, 2018, Grant announced the release of his fourth album, alongside the title track "Love Is Magic".[2] Grant said of the album: "Each record I make is more of an amalgamation of who I am. The more I do this, the more I trust myself, and the closer I get to making what I imagine in my head."[3]

On August 28, 2018, two new singles – "He’s Got His Mothers Hips" and "Touch & Go" – were released.[4][5]

The fourth single "Is He Strange" was released on October 3, 2018.[6]

Tour

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In support of the album, a tour was announced for the UK in October 2018 through to February 2019.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057/10[9]
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Clash6/10[11]
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Drowned in Sound9/10[13]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[14]
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PopMatters7/10[17]
Under the Radar8/10[18]

Love Is Magic was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews.[8] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 22 reviews.[1]

Michael Cyrs from The 405 said the album is Grant's "most consistent and enjoyable work yet." and it "still showcases his trademark unpredictability. Soft love songs still turn sexual. Robotic voices are paired with Grant’s prettiest singing."[9] Anna Byrne from The Line of Best Fit said the album is Grant's "fourth solo record released exactly three years after the last, and you experience his customary level of brutal honesty, irresistible vulnerability and wit – but with the electronics dialled way up. The specificity of the lyrics and the boldness of the electronic orchestration should theoretically preclude this – but Grant lets the emotions that drive them show through enough that you can’t help but connect."[14]

Chart performance

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The album charted at number 17 on the UK Official Albums Chart on October 25, 2018,[19] and number 9 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[20]

Accolades

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Accolades for Love is Magic
Publication Accolade Rank
The Independent The Independent's Top 40 Albums of 2018
16[21]
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018
21[22]

Track listing

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Love Is Magic track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Metamorphosis"5:41
2."Love Is Magic"6:21
3."Tempest"6:31
4."Preppy Boy"4:46
5."Smug Cunt"6:23
6."He's Got His Mother's Hips"3:39
7."Diet Gum"7:25
8."Is He Strange"5:17
9."The Common Snipe"6:37
10."Touch and Go"5:03

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Love Is Magic
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 192
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 93
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 17
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 1

References

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