Vibes

 Mrs. Magician - Bermuda (2016) 320

There is a reason that John Reis (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) has produced both of Mrs. Magician’s records. You might think that it is because they are on his label Swami and the fact they are from San Diego but you would be wrong. It actually is quite simple – he knows a good edgy band when he hears it. Mrs. Magician’s 2012 debut, Strange Heaven, was a little buried in reverb, hence their surf punk tag, but Bermuda smartly trims the weight and creates eleven sonically tight rock songs that still contain the groups base but fires off catchy power pop numbers that are hard to turn down.