The Magic Numbers
Background information
Origin	Ealing, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Indie
Years active	2002 – present
Label(s)	Heavenly/EMI
Website	TheMagicNumbers.net
Members
Sean Gannon, Angela Gannon, Romeo Stodart, Michele Stodart

The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic High School in Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers in June 2005. Their follow-up album, Those the Brokes was released on November 6, 2006. Image File history File links The_Magic_Numbers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 other events of 2002 list of years in music 2000s in music // 2002 was marked by significant trends in Rock Music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based record label, distributed by EMI. Founded by Jeff Barrett, a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays, Heavenly Recordings first releases were 7 singles for bands Barrett had discovered. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

The Magic Numbers are: Romeo Stodart (guitar, vocals), Michele Stodart (bass, vocals), Sean Gannon (drums) and Angela Gannon (melodica, percussion, glockenspiel, vocals). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... There are a range of musical instruments that can be collectively be regarded as bass instruments since they are in the bass range. ... A Hohner melodica The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the accordion and harmonica. ... A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ... Most orchestral glockenspiels are mounted in a case. ...

History

Backgrounds

The Stodarts are the children of a Scottish father and a Venezuelan mother and were born in Trinidad in the Caribbean, where the mother was an opera singer and had her own TV show. When the family fled an Islamic coup attempt there in 1990, they were raised in New York. In the mid-1990s, when Romeo was 16 and Michelle was 10, they moved to London. The Scottish people are a nation[6] and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. ... Look up Trinidad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... West Indian redirects here. ... On Friday July 27, 1990, 114 members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, led by Yasin Abu Bakr and Bilaal Abdullah attempted to stage a coup détat against the government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... NY redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The Gannons are of Irish descent but lived in Hanwell where they became friends with their neighbours the Stodarts. Prior to forming The Magic Numbers, Romeo and Sean spent time trying to form a band together under various guises, and previously performed under the name 'Guess'. Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. ...

2002 to 2005

In late 2002 The Magic Numbers formed in their present guise, and they began touring the London circuit, gradually developing their sound and building a small cult following, not least amongst some already established artists including The Chemical Brothers, Travis, and Ed Harcourt, with the latter later influential in their signing to record label Heavenly Recordings, narrowly beating off competition from Rough Trade Records. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Travis is an indie rock band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose. ... Ed Harcourt. ... Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based record label, distributed by EMI. Founded by Jeff Barrett, a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays, Heavenly Recordings first releases were 7 singles for bands Barrett had discovered. ... Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. ...

Their rise came swiftly, beginning in the summer of 2004 and later that year when they began supporting well-known artists such as Travis, Ed Harcourt and Snow Patrol and appearing on the bill of some low-key UK festivals, building an intense following as they did so. In November 2004 they released a very limited edition 7” vinyl single, "Hymn for Her", to coincide with a three-show residency at The Borderline in London. Snow Patrol are a rock band from Northern Ireland and Scotland, currently based in Glasgow and signed to Polydor Records. ...

2005

On the back of releasing just one commercially available single, Forever Lost, and even before their debut album was released they played a sold-out show to a crowd of over 2,000 at The Forum in Kentish Town, London, a show that is recognised by many fans as the changing point between a band that was up-and-coming and one that became a household name.

Following the release of their debut album, the remainder of 2005 and the first few months of 2006 were spent touring and promoting their album and singles, throughout the UK and USA, across Europe and also in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Their Japanese tour was featured as a side documentry on the 2006 version of Jonathan Ross's Japanorama series. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Japanorama was a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross, exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan. ...

Although heavily played down, they received a large amount of press attention for being the first band to walk off the TV show Top of the Pops after host Richard Bacon allegedly insulted their physiques (he denied "a fat melting pot of talent" was intended to be insulting), shortly before they were due to appear on the show to promote their single "Love Me Like You". Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

2006 onwards

After their heavy touring and promotion of their self-titled debut The Magic Numbers would return in autumn of 2006 with their follow-up album, Those the Brokes. The band is currently continuing to promote and tour for the album. Those the Brokes is the second album from The Magic Numbers. ...

Albums

The Magic Numbers

The eponymous debut album was recorded in late 2004 and early 2005 at Metropolis Studios in London, and released on 13th June 2005. Prior to release only "Forever Lost" was promoted as a commercial single and this was followed up by later releases "Love Me Like You", "Love’s a Game" and "I See You, You See Me". The self-titled debut album from The Magic Numbers. ...

Only one non-member contributes music to the album, Angharad Davies who plays violin on the song This Love. The UK version of the album contains "Hymn for Her" as a hidden track that appears after a short delay after the end of Try. US and European versions include this track independently and it is tracklisted. The Japanese version also includes the songs "Idea of a Feeling" and "I Hope You Don’t Mind", which appeared as additional tracks on the UK release of the single Forever Lost. now. ...

The album was shortlisted in 2005 for the coveted Mercury Music Prize. The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Those the Brokes

The second Magic Numbers album was partly recorded in New York at Allaire Studios in Spring 2006, a venue which has also been used in the past by David Bowie, The Strokes and Ryan Adams, and was recorded and engineered by Richard Wilkinson. Those the Brokes is the second album from The Magic Numbers. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans five decades. ... The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. ... Not to be confused with Bryan Adams Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. ...

Discography

Albums

The Magic Numbers (13th June 2005) #7 UK

Those the Brokes (6th November 2006) #11 UK

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Singles

From Self-Titled

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From Those the Brokes

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Contributions

The Magic Numbers have made appearances on various other artists’ releases, including

• The Chemical Brothers - 'Close Your Eyes' (vocals)
• The Concretes – 'Your Call' (vocals)
• Ed Harcourt – 'Revolution in the Heart' (backing vocals)
• David Kitt – Various instrumental in tracks on 'Not Fade Away' (released autumn 2006)
• Jane Birkin - Fictions
• The Boxer Rebellion - Flashing Red Light Means Go (backing vox by Angela) - available on The Boxer Rebellion myspace as of 4th February 2007 - The Boxer Rebellion Myspace

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Live Performances

The Magic Numbers have played tours and festivals since well before they were recorded. Major tours and appearances of note include:

Headline Tours

• Forever Lost promotion, UK, May 2005
• Love Me Like You promotion, UK, August 2005
• The Magic Numbers album promotion, Europe, September 2005
• Love’s a Game promotion, UK, October 2005
• The Magic Numbers album promotion, USA, November 2005
• The Magic Numbers album promotion, Japan, February 2006
• I See You, You See Me promotion, UK, February 2006
• The Magic Numbers album promotion, Europe, March 2006
• The Magic Numbers album promotion, USA, April 2006

Support Tours

• Travis, UK, October 2004
• Ed Harcourt, UK & Scandinavia, November 2004
• Doves, UK, April 2005
• Athlete, UK, April 2005
• U2, East Europe, July 2005
• Brian Wilson, UK, August 2005
• Bright Eyes, USA, November 2005
• Franz Ferdinand, Japan, February 2006
• The Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth, USA, summer 2006

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Festivals

• SXSW, USA, March 2005
• Isle of Wight, UK June 2005
• Glastonbury, UK, June 2005
• Truck Festival, UK, July 2005
• T in the Park, UK, July 2005
• Oxegen, Ireland, July 2005
• Fuji Rock, Japan, July 2005
• Lowlands, Netherlands, August 2005
• V, UK, August 2005
• Vegoose, USA, October 2005
• Big Day Out, Australia/New Zealand, February 2006
• SXSW, USA, March 2006
• Coachella, USA, April 2006
• Bonnaroo, USA, June 2006
• Oxegen, Ireland, July 2006
• Across The Tracks, UK, July 2006
• T in the Park, UK, July 2006
• Eden Project, UK, August 2006
• V, UK, August 2006
• Pukkelpop, Belgium, August 2006
• Lowlands, Netherlands, August 2006
• Osheaga, Montreal, August 2006
• Wintercase, Spain, November 2006

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External links

• Official website of The Magic Numbers
• Unofficial fansite for The Magic Numbers