Cameron McGill I Don’t Believe in Magic (But All My Friends Just Disappeared) MP3 Is A Beast ….buy it on itunes

Cameron McGill weaves this multi-textured track entitled “Houdini” into a memorable piece that flows easily into your Saturday afternoon. The extensions and pauses and hesitations only make the eventual releases that much more, well… a release, like the way that holding your breath feels so good in the letting go of it. The more I listen to this the more I hear a bit of angst, a bit of the wanderlust the press release wants me to hear, and a whole chunk of talent that is finding its place in time and space on this album.

Cameron McGill might be known to some of you as keyboardist for Margo and the Nuclear So and So’s but Is A Beast will firmly ensconce him in your musical memory as a soloist (and dare I say crooner?) all on his own. It’s equal parts smooth and syrupy with a kick in the pants exactly where it’s needed. Is A Beast is an album that blooms into something more than what it began to be. The pacing is important, the promise of a nice, edgy, pop-ish indie record is gradually eroded by McGill’s vocals as they slide over notes both high and low, melancholy and beautifully bluesy. By the time you reach the harmonica’s wail on track 7, “Sad Ambassador,” this album has grabbed your attention in an entirely different way than you first imagined. I anticipate Cameron McGill & What Army doing just that when they come to Schubas on April 29th. I suggest you be there, xoxo

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Tour Dates
April 23 – Brillobox – Pittsburg, PA
April 26 – Musica – Akron, OH
April 27 – PJ’s Lager House – Detroit, MI
April 28 – Founders Brewing Co – Grand Rapids, MI
April 29 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
April 30 – Kryptonite – Rockford, IL
June 12-18 – Crystal Hotel – Portland, OR