Aloha Moon

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Aloha Moon
Aloha Moon Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2012
Genre Dream pop
Length34:45
LanguageEnglish
Label Bright Antenna
Producer Sep V, Dave Sardy
Magic Wands chronology
Magic Love & Dreams
(2009)
Aloha Moon
(2012)
Jupiter
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
COMA Music Magazine(Favorable) [2]

Aloha Moon is the debut studio album by American dream pop band Magic Wands, released on April 24, 2012, by Bright Antenna. [3] The album was made available as a digital download, CD and vinyl LP. It was produced by Sep V and Dave Sardy.

Contents

History

The album was announced on the Spin website on February 7, 2012, along with a stream of the single "Space". [4]

On February 28, 2012, the music video for "Space" premiered at Paper . [5]

On March 12, 2012, Sep V's remix of "Black Magic" premiered at Prefix Magazine. [6]

The album was released by Bright Antenna on April 24, 2012.

Track listing

Vinyl edition

  1. Aloha Moon
  2. Teenage Love
  3. Kaleidoscope Hearts
  4. Crystals
  5. Warrior
  6. Black Magic
  7. Treasure
  8. Wolves
  9. Kiss Me Dead
  10. Space (Sep V Mix)

Digital/CD version

  1. Aloha Moon
  2. Teenage Love
  3. Kaleidoscope Hearts
  4. Crystals
  5. Warrior
  6. Black Magic
  7. Treasure
  8. Wolves
  9. Kiss Me Dead
  10. Space (D. Sardy Mix)

Digital deluxe version

  1. Aloha Moon
  2. Teenage Love
  3. Kaleidoscope Hearts
  4. Crystals
  5. Warrior
  6. Black Magic
  7. Treasure
  8. Wolves
  9. Kiss Me Dead
  10. Space (D. Sardy Mix)
  11. Heartbreak Whirl
  12. Warrior (D. Sardy Mix)
  13. Space (Sep V Mix)
  14. Black Magic (Sep V Mix)
  15. Space (Radio Edit)

Use In Media

Black Magic was a playable song in the game Rocksmith 2014.

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