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Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic

Review by Billy Hamilton

Unashamedly, undeniably, unequivocally brilliant: with Have Some Faith in Magic, Errors have out-Mogwaied Mogwai, out-Sadded The Twilight Sad.»

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After a brief but hugely-influential time away Errors return with ‘Have Some Faith In Magic,’ on Rock Action Records; their third album, it counts as far and away their greatest shift in sound yet, heralding in a sound of serenely cosmo-gazing sugar-tipped pop; previously hinted at with Spring single ‘Magna Encarta,’ a further preview is provided with free download ‘Earthscore.’

A group who emerged at the tale end of a period when anything purely-instrumental and guitar- based became lazily tagged “post-rock,” Errors have now distanced themselves from that loose genre so much that any fleeting comparison to it is now completely redundant. ‘Have Some Faith In Magic’ is an LP of sprawling pop, with delicious hooks applied liberally across post-electro scatterings; a complete turn away from previously lauded albums ‘It’s Not Something But It Is Like Whatever,’ and last year’s ‘Come Down With Me’ – not least with vocals now being included prominently for the first time.

“It was just something that naturally happened,” comments the group’s Steev Livingstone, “we had the idea to put vocals in the music a while ago but we always intended that they should be treated as another instrument. We’ve used them in a way that sits really naturally so the music and the vocals don’t feel like separate entities.”

Fresh from a summer supporting label mates (and bosses) Mogwai in the US, Errors can announce that they’ll again be supporting the band at a dual homecoming gig at Glasgow’s famous Barrowlands on December 22nd with a headlining tour taking place in February. Errors’ fans have long had their faith rewarded by the band; their third album only looks set to continue that trends.

February Tour 2012:

9 // Newcastle, The Cluny
10 // Manchester, Islington Mill
11 // Liverpool, Kazimer
12 // Birmingham, The Rainbow
13 // Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
14 // Bristol, The Fleece
15 // Brighton, The Haunt
16 // London, XOYO
17 // Leeds, Cockpit 2
18 // Dublin, Grand Social
24 // Dundee, Doghouse
25 // Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree

ERRORS – HAVE SOME FAITH IN MAGIC – Tracklisting:
1. Tusk
2. Magna Encarta
3. Blank Media
4. Pleasure Palaces
5. The Knock
6. Canon
7. Earthscore
8. Cloud Chamber
9. Barton Spring
10. Holus-Bolus