Death Magic

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Death Magic
HEALTH - Death Magic.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre
Length39:30
Label Loma Vista
Producer
Health chronology
Health::Disco2
(2010)
''Death Magic''
(2015)
Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear
(2019)
Singles from Death Magic
  1. "New Coke"
    Released: April 24, 2015 [1]
  2. "Stonefist"
    Released: June 12, 2015 [2]
  3. "Men Today"
    Released: July 24, 2015 [3]

Death Magic is the third studio album by American noise rock band Health. It was released by Loma Vista Recordings on August 7, 2015, six years after the band's previous album, Get Color . [4]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club A− [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
Consequence of Sound C [9]
NME 8/10 [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [12]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5 [14]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Victim"
2:00
2."Stonefist"
  • Benjamin Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
3:24
3."Men Today"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors [a]
2:03
4."Flesh World (UK)"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson [b]
3:54
5."Courtship II" 
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors [b]
3:35
6."Dark Enough"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson [b]
3:42
7."Life"
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson [a]
  • Raisen [a]
3:53
8."Salvia"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors
1:48
9."New Coke"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson [b]
3:39
10."L.A. Looks"
Stalfors3:24
11."Hurt Yourself"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors [b]
4:10
12."Drugs Exist"
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors [b]
3:52
Total length:39:30

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Death Magic. [16]

Health

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [17] 5
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [18] 24
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [19] 23

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