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Jun 5, 2025The music is brimming with orchestration; it’s not “everything but the kitchen sink,” but “everything and the kitchen table.” Dixon isn’t afraid to add more voices and hands into his musical soup, and each song is an elixir of jazz-rap, with pockets layered in chain-link grandeur.
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Jun 9, 2025Lyrically, the album is demonstrably strong enough to stand on its own two feet, but I cannot explain just how phenomenally the narratives are bolstered by the instrumentals.
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Jun 5, 2025A remarkable sense of energy courses through the 11 tracks of ‘Magic, Alive!’.
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Jun 5, 2025Magic, Alive! feels like our first proper introduction to Dixon’s wide-ranging artistry and acrobatic vocals. The tracklist is chaotic yet never feels disconnected.
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Jun 5, 2025Magic, Alive is overstuffed with sound, and all its swooping horns, swelling strings, and choral harmonies feel overproduced. Its best moments are when Dixon and co lock in on a strong hook, like when they chant, “we’re outside, rejoice, rejoice” on “We’re Outside, Rejoice!” What it lacks in hard-hitting beats, however, it makes up for with complexly rendered dramas.