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The Magic Numbers

British alternative rock band

The Magic Numbers are an English alternative rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005.

Their follow-up album, Those the Brokes, was released on 6 November 2006; The Runaway was released on 6 June 2010, Alias was released on 18 August 2014, and their most recent album, Outsiders, was released on 11 May 2018.

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The Magic Numbers

what: a band
from: Ealing
since: 2002
on the air here: 1 song

File card: The Magic Numbers

members: Romeo Stodart, Michele Stodart, Sean Gannon, Angela Gannon

formed in: Ealing

labels: Capitol Records, EMI

genres: indie rock

awards: MOJO Awards

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indie popindie rockalternative rockrock and indie

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Backgrounds

The Stodarts are the children of a Scottish father and a Portuguese mother and were born in Trinidad in the Caribbean, where their mother was an opera singer and had her own TV show. When the family fled an Islamic coup attempt there in 1990, they were raised in New York City. In the mid-1990s, when Romeo was 17 and Michele was 13, they moved to London.

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Early years

In late 2002 The Magic Numbers formed in their present guise, and they began touring the London circuit, gradually developing their sound and building a small cult following, not least amongst some already established artists including The Chemical Brothers, Travis, and Ed Harcourt, with the latter later influential in their signing to record label Heavenly Records, narrowly choosing that label over Rough Trade Records.

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Michele Stodart solo career

In 2012, Michele Stodart released a solo album with a strong country music influence, Wide-Eyed Crossing, accompanying herself on the guitar. It contains a duet with Conor O'Brien from the Villagers and was promoted on a solo tour by Stodart.

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The Magic Numbers are a four-piece indie rock band from England who formed in 2002. The group comprises of two pairs of brother and sister. Also known as: Magic Numbers From Discogs (free to use). Their entry