Sympathetic Magic is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Typhoon. Recorded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was released without any prior announcements on January 22, 2021. This was the third studio album released under the Roll Call Records label.
Background On October 29, 2020, six days before the 2020 United States presidential election Typhoon released the single "Welcome To The Endgame" with a corresponding music video directed by Danielle Sullivan.
The album was released without any prior announcements or marketing on all streaming platforms on January 22, 2021, with physical copy pre-orders being available on Bandcamp. In the album announcement, Kyle Morton describes the album as:
Critical reception The album was well regarded by NPR Music, The Current, and Paste magazine, with the latter saying "Sympathetic Magic appeals to both our desire for heartwarming, acutely detailed scenes and the untangling of complex emotions that can nag at a person" and NPR's Robin Hilton saying "…it’d be easy for music as conceptual as this, and as driven by big ideas as this music is, to take itself [too] seriously, and it never does. It’s always just pitch perfect”. Atwood Magazine praised the album for its production, arrangement, and memorability.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Kyle Morton – vocals, guitar Shannon Steele – violin, vocals Alex Fitch – drums, percussion Devin Gallagher – kalimba, ukulele, glockenspiel, percussion Toby Tanabe – bass Dave Hall – guitar Eric Stipe – trumpet, vocals Pieter Hilton – drums, percussion, vocals Ben Morton – guitar Tyler Ferrin
Technical
Produced by Kyle Morton Mastering by Adam Gonsalves Mixed by Jeff Stuart Saltzman
References
External links
Official website