Name: Love Is Magic
Brand: John Grant

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Deluxe Double 140 Gram Clear Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics, 24 P…

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Limited edition

Release date

2018-10-12

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PIAS

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Double 140 Gram Black Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics and Download.

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Artist

John Grant

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Alternative / Modern

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Bella Union

Bella Union is a UK label that has been run by Simon Raymonde, former member of Cocteau Twins, since 1997. With a focus on discovering new talent, Bella Union has introduced the world to bands such as Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Lanterns on The Lake, I Break Horses, Ballet School, and Midlake. As a ℗ & © coyright holding entity, Bella Union continues to be at the forefront of the music industry.

John Grant is an American singer-songwriter, born on July 25, 1968 in Buchanan, Michigan. He gained recognition as a member of the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2010, he embarked on a successful solo career. Notably, Grant relocated to Iceland in 2013 and was granted Icelandic citizenship in 2022.

With his unique blend of alternative rock and introspective lyrics, John Grant has captivated audiences worldwide. His time with The Czars laid the foundation for his solo success, allowing him to explore his own musical identity. Since going solo, Grant has released several critically acclaimed albums that showcase his distinctive voice and songwriting talent.

Inspired by his move to Iceland, Grant's music took on new dimensions as he embraced the country's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty. This transformative experience deeply influenced his sound and lyrical themes. By immersing himself in Icelandic society, Grant was able to connect with a global audience through universal emotions expressed in his music.

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With his fourth solo album, Love Is Magic, Grant has continued evolving, creating his most electronic record yet.

In collaboration with Benge (Ben Edwards), analogue synth expert / collector and a member of electronic trio Wrangler, Grant’s collaborators earlier this year under the collective name of Creep Show on the album Mr Dynamite. Anyone familiar with Grant’s story will recognise his battles - with addiction and health, with trusting love and relationships. From this turbulence he’s forged another riveting collection of often brutal diatribes and confessionals, where humour, fear, anxiety and anger overlap as Grant, with trademark candour, figuratively exposes the machinations of his saturated brain. It’s epitomised by the album’s brilliant opener Metamorphosis, almost as if his warring psyches are facing up to one another, as impervious synth-pop and brain-on-fire imagery (“Tiki bar, rat soufflé, Buik regal, Marvin Gaye”) melts into dream-ballad introspection (“Questions left unanswered, spiritual extortion”) and back to synth-backed mania. The magic of love pervades in two gorgeous, magisterial ballads toward the end of the album, Is He Strange and The Common Snipe - referring to the wader bird that makes a unique ‘bleating’ sound by rubbing its tailfeathers together.

2LP - Double 140 Gram Black Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics and Download.

2LP+ - Deluxe Double 140 Gram Clear Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics, 24 Page Photo Booklet (including photos taken by John Grant) and Download.

Love Is Magic

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Discover Love Is Magic by John Grant. Available in LP, CD formats. Released under Bella Union label. A riveting collection of brutal diatribes and confessionals from the trusted brand Rough Trade.