{"product_id":"magic-3","title":"Magic","description":"Personnel: Steve Harwell (vocals); Mike Krompass (guitar, keyboards, drums, drum programming, background vocals); Michael Klooster, Juan Portela (keyboards); Randy Cooke (drums); Andrew Fromm, Jennifer Paige, Stephen Vickers, Shawn Mayer, Storm Gardiner, Paul DeLisle (background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Mike Krompass.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Barefoot Studios, Hollywood, CA; Narnia; Sound Management Studios; The Playground Studio, Spring Hill, TN.\u003cbr\u003eSmash Mouth's fondness of -- and talent for -- novelties tends to obscure their other sunkissed gifts, how they have a knack for creating a soundtrack for an endless summer. Magic, the group's first album since 2006 -- they split after the release of Summer Girl but it sounds like they never went away -- is hampered ever so slightly by those novelties, as the group takes an easy swipe at \"Justin Bieber\" (it's never a good idea for a group pegged by some as a one-hit wonder to take a potshots at another) and does a by-the-numbers cover of Simple Minds' \"Don't You (Forget About Me),\" a couple of cuts that play into all the negative stereotypes of the bands. And that's what makes the rest of Magic a bit of a surprise: it's as effortlessly effervescent as anything else Smash Mouth has ever released, filled with grooving, organ-fueled beach party anthems. Smash Mouth may stumble slightly when they strive for a power ballad -- \"Out of Love,\" arriving halfway through the record, has a solid, sweeping chorus that the band doesn't quite pull off -- but their traditional blend of '60s garage rock and '80s new wave still provides a breezy good time on \"Perfect Planet,\" \"Live to Love Another Day,\" \"Magic,\" and \"Future X Wife.\" Perhaps it won't change the mind of the haters, but those fans who have stayed true to the SoCal popsters will undoubtedly be pleased. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45463121920287,"sku":"795041790620","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/ab54825bb9ff69070527875f88d5caf9_352e32b0-f040-4bf7-9c5a-2ba0b48a2176.jpg?v=1782733899","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/magic-3","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}