Magic, Alive! Last updated August 12, 2025 2025 studio album
Magic, Alive! Released June 6, 2025 (2025-06-06 ) Genre Length 35 :08 Label City Slang Producer "Sugar Water" "Magic, Alive!"
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon . It was released on June 6, 2025, through the City Slang label.
Release On February 19, 2025, Dixon announced he would be releasing a new album and released the single "Sugar Water", featuring Quelle Chris and Anjimile . [ 1] The title track, "Magic, Alive!", was released alongside its music video on June 4, 2025. [ 2] Magic, Alive! was officially released on June 6, 2025, through City Slang . [ 3]
Critical reception Magic, Alive! received positive critical reception upon its release. Matt Mitchell, writing for Paste , hailed the album a "conceptual, allegorical achievement", praising Dixon's ability to create "nearly a dozen short stories touched by a block-wide echo". [ 7] Tom Morgan of DIY described it as "rife with layers of instrumentation, guest features, and cover art painted in striking bright hues", praising the conceptual storytelling of the album. [ 6]
Track listing Magic, Alive! track listingTitle Lyrics Music Producer(s) 1. "Watch My Hands" McKinley Dixon Yamaha 1:46 2. "Sugar Water" (featuring Quelle Chris and Anjimile ) Dixon Anjimile Quelle Chris Dixon Anjimile Quelle Chris Yamaha Yamaha 2:01 3. "Crooked Stick" (featuring Ghais Guevara and Alfred) Dixon Alfred Ghais Guevara Yamaha Yamaha 2:31 4. "Recitatif" (featuring Teller Banks) Yamaha 4:03 5. "Run, Run, Run Pt. II" Dixon Dixon Sam Koff 3:08 6. "We're Outside, Rejoice!" Dixon Dixon Koff 4:13 7. "All the Loved Ones (What Would We Do???)" (featuring IceColdBishop and Pink Siifu ) 4:46 8. "F.F.O.L." (featuring Teller Banks) 2:51 9. "Listen Gentle" Dixon Dixon Koff 4:16 10. "Magic, Alive!" Dixon Yamaha 2:42 11. "Could've Been Different" (featuring Blu and Shamir ) Yamaha 2:51
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal . [ 9]
McKinley Dixon – lead vocals Dave Kutch – mastering Jason Agel – mixing Alex Dejong – engineering Kyle Williams – engineering Eli Owens – harp (tracks 1, 9) DeSean Gault – drums (tracks 2–8, 10, 11) Anthony Cavanaugh – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–11) Sam Koff – trumpet (tracks 2, 5, 9), keyboards (6) Stephen Roach – piano (tracks 2, 9–11), keyboards (5) Joseph Clarke – background vocals (tracks 2, 9, 10) Teeny – saxophone (tracks 2, 11) Sarah Tudzin – guitar (track 2) Anjimile – vocals (track 2) Quelle Chris – vocals (track 2) Etienne Stoufflet – saxophone (tracks 3, 6, 10) Alfred – vocals (track 3) Ghais Guevara – vocals (track 3) Teller Banks – vocals (tracks 4, 8) Reggie Pace – trombone (track 5) Elizabeth Moen – background vocals (track 7) Sinkane – background vocals (track 7) The Lil Homies – background vocals (track 7) IceColdBishop – vocals (track 7) Pink Siifu – vocals (7) Palehound – guitar (track 8) Brandi Wellman – background vocals (tracks 9, 10) Tasheera Wellman – background vocals (tracks 9, 10) Gina Sobel – flute (track 9) Sam E. Yamaha – piano (tracks 10, 11) References ↑ Paul, Larisha (February 19, 2025). "McKinley Dixon Previews New Album 'Magic, Alive' With Latest Single 'Sugar Water' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . ↑ Horvath, Zachary (June 4, 2025). "McKinley Dixon Brings Infectious Energy To "Magic, Alive!" Single" . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . ↑ Horvath, Zachary (June 6, 2025). "McKinley Dixon Moves The Soul On Passionate Album "Magic, Alive!" . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . ↑ "Magic, Alive! by McKinley Dixon" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved June 12, 2025 . ↑ Reeves, Mosi (June 3, 2025). "McKinley Dixon Does It All For the Art" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . 1 2 Morgan, Tom (June 5, 2025). "McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!" . DIY . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . 1 2 Mitchell, Matt (June 4, 2025). "McKinley Dixon Finds His Wings in the Bombast of Magic, Alive!" . Paste . Retrieved June 8, 2025 . ↑ YoYoMancuso (June 8, 2025). "Review: McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive! | Sputnikmusic" . www.sputnikmusic.com . Retrieved June 9, 2025 . ↑ "Magic, Alive! / McKinley Dixon / Credits" . Tidal . June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025 . This page is based on this
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