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Magic Wands have released a brand new single entitled ‘Diamond Rain’ via Metropolis Records. Long renowned for their dream-pop sound that also incorporates elements of shoegaze, post-punk and goth, the LA-based duo comprised of vocalists/guitarists Dexy and Chris Valentine state that “the song doesn’t have one fixed meaning. To us, it’s about moving toward the light, finding beauty after darkness and allowing people to discover their own meaning within it.”
‘Diamond Rain’ is accompanied by a homemade video, which they explain was created “using old cameras, lights and mirrors to create textures and effects that give it a dreamlike feeling.”
‘Diamond Rain’ is the first track to be lifted from a brand new Magic Wands album due in early 2027 and follows the recent EPs ‘Wishing Well’ STREAM | BANDCAMP and ‘Remixes’ STREAM | BANDCAMP. The first of these featured a collaboration with John Ashton of The Psychedelic Furs entitled ‘Sacred Mirrors’, while the latter included reworkings of several songs from the duo’s acclaimed ‘Cascades’ studio album issued in late 2025. A Magic Wands remix of ‘Swoon’ by former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy was also released as a single in May and can be heard HERE.
“Amid the cacophony of today’s world, Magic Wands emerges like a whisper in the wind; a spellbinding blend of sound that feels both familiar and foreign”
POST-PUNK
“Moody and atmospheric. For maximum effectiveness, listen to it at dusk with a single candle lit ****”
SPILL MAGAZINE
“Both familiar and quietly bold, a record that walks that razor-thin line between dream-pop and gothic atmosphere. A slow, smoky invocation 4.5/5”
CHAIN D.L.K.
“Magic Wands are still bending time, painting dreamscapes, and slipping silver threads of moonlight through every riff”
MUSIC FIENDS
MAGIC WANDS | portrait photo by John Charter
MAGIC WANDS | live photo by Shahrnaz Nancy Southwick
