“Summertime is for sweethearts” croons Bennett Foster in a velvety voice that sounds low but isn’t really before eventually launching into a Brian Wilson falsetto accompanied by orchestral strings which then fade away, allowing a wavering organ to slip in and out of tune and warble in playful youth and insanity. This track is a phenomenal ode to masters Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson. Magic Kids are doing for orchestral pop what Sufjan Stevens did for orchestral folk: inventing it. And it really is some of the freshest most interesting music I’ve heard lately. Check out their single “Summer” and keep your eyes peeled when their album drops later this year.
