Album Review: Here We Go Magic - Be Small

On their fourth album Here We Go Magic have lost some of their, well, magic.

While their 2012 release A Different Ship radiated a rhythmic warmth, Be Small feels just that - restrained, inferior and a retreat from the band's potential to step from the shadow of contemporaries such as Radiohead and Grizzly Bear. There's a late resurrection with the nimble electronic pulse of Tokyo London US Korea and the drifting melodic beauty of Ordinary Feeling, but those highlights lack a supporting cast of songs and arrangements. Be Small is a disappointment from a band that appeared to be on the musical ascendent.