{"product_id":"smash-mouth-magic-cd","title":"Smash Mouth - MAGIC | CD","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: 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).\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Mike Krompass.\n\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Barefoot Studios, Hollywood, CA; Narnia; Sound Management Studios; The Playground Studio, Spring Hill, TN.\n\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2012-09-04\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Smash Mouth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41675231461435,"sku":"EVP-795041790620","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0375\/2873\/1707\/files\/smash-mouth-magic_oBR5G.jpg?v=1776359182","url":"https:\/\/record-stop.com\/products\/smash-mouth-magic-cd","provider":"Record Stop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}