Magic Car

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Magic Car
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Americana, folk rock
Years active1994–present
Labels Tiny Dog Records
MembersPhil Smeeton
Hazel Atkinson

Magic Car are a British Americana / folk rock band formed in 1994 by the actor Phil Smeeton (songwriter and guitarist) and Hazel Atkinson (vocalist). They signed to the independent record label Tiny Dog Records in 1999 and have released four albums - Yellow Main Sequence (2001), [1] Family Matters (2005), [2] and European Punks (2002), a joint album with Scott 4. [3] A fourth, Meteorites was released in 2016. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Review of Magic Car album Yellow Main Sequence". Americana-uk.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. "Review of Magic Car album Family Matters". Americana-uk.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "Review of Scott 4 and Magic Car album European Punks". Americana-uk.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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