The goose that is Fat Possum Records has laid yet another golden egg, or more accurately signed another golden egg. When I read that Brighton’s one-man show Gross Magic sported “the pop sensibility of ELO, the grunge riffs of early Nirvana, the care-free adolescence of Loser-era Beck and the lo-fi production of Ariel Pink” I called bullshit. There’s no way you can package so many good things together well without those sounds competing and violently erupting in a heinous chaotic mess of sound. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that the description is actually quite accurate. (I might add Girls into the equation though.) Initially I was half expecting his debut EP Teen Jamz to be one of those things you turn on, give one ear to and kinda skip through without paying it much mind. On the contrary I found myself turning it on and listening to it all the way through, giving it my full attention the whole time. It’s mesmerizing. Treat your ears, buy the album. It comes with three bonus jamz. This guy’s gonna be big.

“Teen Jamz” Tracklist

1. We’re Awake Tonight
2. Teen Jamz
3. Sweetest Touch
4. Can’t Ignore My Heart
5. Dream Gurl

BONUS Jamz

6. P.Y.T
7. Sick
8. Yesterdays