Stream: Magic Bronson, ‘Fences’

Kevin Bronson on September 2nd, 2014

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The bass-propelled synth-pop of Los Angeles duo Magic Bronson exists somewhere between stoner backyard party jam and hip-hop rave-up. It’s as stupefyingly uncategorizable as it is intoxicating – bassist Matthew Lieberman laying down big grooves for 6-foot-6 singer Michael Nicastro’s vocals, which range from slacker-cool to bravado-soaked, while synth textures and reverb create a sort of audio fog machine. With an EP (last May’s “Nor’easter”) and a couple of singles to show for their two years tooling around the L.A. underground, Magic Bronson have allied with a host of contributors to finish a full-length. “Wildlife” will be out Nov. 4 on War Cry Records, and if “Golden” and “Shivers” did get your attention earlier this year (they should’ve), you can try straddling “Fences.”

||| Stream: “Fences”