MAGIC KIDS

Magic Kids kinda make us a little jealous. They are seven friends who make music, have fun and are all about the love. They sing poppy tunes about boys and girls that will make you wish you still had a science-class crush whose name you could scribble across all you text books.

They love playing live with their own kooky aesthetic and bringing smiles to their audience’s faces. They jump around and wear baseball caps and tap key boards and seem to playfully beat drums with light fingers. If this is all a little too positive-rainbow-lollypop-madness for you cynics out there, these kids are actually pretty talented.

We conversed with Will and Bennett from the band as they enlightened us on the finer points of dining in Tennessee and how they got their Beach Boys sound. The boys note that years of music listening without prejudice led to the birth of Magic Kids and every type of musical genre played a part in forming who they are today. We will have to keep our ears out for the announcement of an Aussie tour – there's no word yet, but stay tuned. Will and Bennett mentioned that a trip to Australia isn't out of the question, but for now they're sticking it out in Tennessee where, they say, if you were to come hang out with them, they would take you out on the town and feed you fried food until you burst. It's the Southern way after all.

Memphis is out now, you have can have a listen to some tunes on their myspace.