The Magic Position
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| Studio album by Patrick Wolf | ||||
| Released | 26 February 2007 | |||
| Genre | Folktronica, indietronica | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Loog Records | |||
| Producer | Patrick Wolf | |||
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| Drowned in Sound |
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| No Ripcord | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.3/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| Stylus Magazine | (A) |
| This Is Fake DIY | |
The Magic Position is the third studio album by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backing vocals by Wolf's sister Jo Apps and also bass and alto clarinet instrumentation by Derek Apps. The album was preceded by the singles "Accident & Emergency" and "Bluebells". Video performances of "Augustine" and "Bluebells" can be freely downloaded, along with older songs and interviews, on the Patrick Wolf podcast in the iTunes Store.
Music critics and Wolf himself have noted that this album marks a departure from the musical style of his previous two albums, with this one being more pop-oriented. He cites Boney M and Giorgio Moroder as influences.Slant Magazine named The Magic Position the best album of 2007.
The Magic Position received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
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