Magic Chairs

Magic Chairs
Studio album by Efterklang
Released	February 22, 2010
Recorded	Feedback Recording Studio, Århus Black Tornado, Copenhagen STC Studio, Copenhagen Efterklang's studio, Copenhagen
Genre	Indie pop
Length	43:47
Language	English
Label	4AD (CAD 3X01)
Producer	Efterklang, Gareth Jones
Efterklang chronology
Parades (2007) Magic Chairs (2010) Piramida (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC	(positive) [3]
Contact Music	(positive) [4]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10) [5]
The Guardian	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
NME	(7/10) [8]
Pitchfork Media	(5.9/10) [9]
Sputnikmusic	[10]
Strange Glue	(8/10) [11]
Unbored	(6/10) [12]

Magic Chairs is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia. The band began recording the album in January 2009 in studios across Copenhagen and Aarhus, and mixed the album with producer Gareth Jones. ^[13] The first single "Modern Drift" was released as a free MP3 track on 4AD's website on November 19, 2009, and the music video for the song premiered on January 25, 2010. ^[14]

Track listing

1. "Modern Drift" – 4:53
2. "Alike" – 4:11
3. "I Was Playing Drums" – 5:13
4. "Raincoats" – 4:20
5. "Harmonics" – 4:05
6. "Full Moon" – 3:49
7. "The Soft Beating" – 4:13
8. "Scandinavian Love" – 3:53
9. "Mirror Mirror" – 5:44
10. "Natural Tune" – 3:26

Download-only bonus track

11. "Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26

Singles

• "Modern Drift" (January 25, 2010)
  • Music video only
• "I Was Playing Drums" (April 19, 2010)
  • 7" vinyl, 4AD (AD 3X08)
  1. "I Was Playing Drums" (Edit) – 4:07
  2. "Me Me Me the Brick House" – 5:26
• "Raincoats" (August 23, 2010)
  • Digital download, 4AD
  1. "Raincoats" (Edit) – 3:45
  2. "Harmonics" (Covered by Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm) – 4:23

Credits

• Produced by Efterklang.
• Mixed by Gareth Jones.
• Artwork by Hvass&Hannibal.

References

1. "Reviews for Magic Chairs by Efterklang". Metacritic. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
2. Jason Lymangrover (2010-02-23). "Magic Chairs - Efterklang | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-08-10.
3. "Music - Review of Efterklang - Magic Chairs". BBC. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
4. "Efterklang | Magic Chairs Album Review". Contactmusic.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
5. Lawrenson, James (2010-02-16). "Album Review: Efterklang - Magic Chairs / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
6. Dave Simpson (18 February 2010). "Efterklang: Magic Chairs | CD review | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
7. Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
8. "NME Reviews - Album Review: Efterklang - 'Magic Chairs'". Nme.com. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
9. "Efterklang: Magic Chairs | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
10. "Review: Efterklang - Magic Chairs". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
11. "Efterklang: Magic Chairs - Strangeglue - Music News, Views and Reviews". Strangeglue. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
12. "For the Record: Efterklang – Magic Chairs". Unbored. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
13. "Magic Chairs – our new album! – listen to new song!". Efterklang. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
14. "4AD.com". 4AD. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2025-07-07.