MAGIC SEAS hail from Chelmsford, Essex and are comprised of brothers James and John Prudence. They make lush, resplendent dream pop that draws on the likes of Galaxie 500, Beach House, The War On Drugs, Felt, Cocteau Twins, The Byrds, Echo And The Bunnymen, Robyn Hitchcock, Delays and Slowdive.
Having released their debut LP PAINT THE WAVES in 2022, on their forthcoming second album EVERYTHING HAS LED ME TO HERE they give their shimmering dream pop a nocturnal twist. This full-length aims to further explore a sense of space and wonder, mixing west-coast influenced harmonies with reverb-drenched, C86-esque 12-string guitars. ‘A Constellation I’ is the lead single from EVERYTHING HAS LED ME TO HERE.
This new album was again recorded with RIDE frontman Mark Gardener, who upon hearing the band’s first demo has been producing them at his OX4 Sound studio in Oxford.
"I love that! - MAGIC SEAS with A Constellation I" - Frank Skinner, Absolute Radio
"Can certainly hear a musical affinity between Ride and Magic Seas, sounding excellent. Great track" - John Kennedy, Radio X
“Gorgeous - atmospheric indie in all its glory” - BBC Introducing
“It's a wonderful record this, I absolutely love the instrumentation, it's one of those songs that's got a real heartstring tugging nostalgia to it whilst also having a sense of contemporary vitality as well - really great!” - Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio
"Fantastic dream pop" - National Album Day
"Interesting stuff, can hear the Cocteau's influence… really good"- Soho Radio
“Enchanting… everything you want from a piece of music” - BBC Essex
"A very special band indeed" - Monolith Cocktail
"simply cool as **** - essential" - The Sunday Experience
"A fine blend of indie and dream pop" - Backseat Mafia
"Oozing atmosphere and space" - Canned Static
“hypnotic, melodious… sweeping from the intimate to the epic” - Darryl Webber (Essex Chronicle/ICYMI)
