Death Magic

Death Magic
Studio album by Health
Released August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre
Length 39:30
Label Loma Vista
Producer
Health chronology
Health::Disco2
(2009)
Death Magic
(2015)
Singles from Death Magic
  1. "New Coke"
    Released: April 24, 2015[1]
  2. "Stonefist"
    Released: June 12, 2015[2]
  3. "Men Today"
    Released: July 24, 2015[3]

Death Magic is the third studio album by American noise rock band Health, released on August 7, 2015 by Loma Vista Recordings. It is their first album in six years, following 2009's Get Color.[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubA−[7]
Clash8/10[8]
Consequence of SoundC[9]
NME8/10[10]
The Observer[11]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes[15]

Track listing

All tracks written by Health. 

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Victim"   2:00
2. "Stonefist"  
3:24
3. "Men Today"  
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[a]
2:03
4. "Flesh World (UK)"  
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:54
5. "Courtship II"  
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:35
6. "Dark Enough"  
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:42
7. "Life"  
3:53
8. "Salvia"  
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors
1:48
9. "New Coke"  
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:39
10. "L.A. Looks"  Stalfors 3:24
11. "Hurt Yourself"  
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
4:10
12. "Drugs Exist"  
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:52
Total length:
39:30
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Death Magic.[16]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] 24
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 5
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] 23

References

  1. "NEW COKE (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. "STONEFIST (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. "MEN TODAY (2015) | Health". 7digital (US). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. Cohen, Ian (April 20, 2015). "Game Over: HEALTH Finish First Album in Six Years". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. "Reviews for Death Magic by HEALTH". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. Phares, Heather. "Death Magic – HEALTH". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  7. Warwick, Kevin (August 7, 2015). "Health's primal noise assault morphs into a mass of experimental electro rock". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. O'Malley, Gareth (August 11, 2015). "HEALTH – DEATH MAGIC". Clash. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  9. Kivel, Adam (July 31, 2015). "HEALTH – Death Magic". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  10. Bassett, Jordan (July 29, 2015). "HEALTH – 'Death Magic'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. Mardles, Paul (August 9, 2015). "Health: Death Magic review – dated and attention-seeking". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. Rachel, T. Cole (August 3, 2015). "HEALTH: Death Magic". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. Fitzgerald, Colin (August 12, 2015). "HEALTH: Death Magic". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  14. K., Rudy (August 4, 2015). "HEALTH – Death Magic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  15. Hemmerling, Joe. "Health - Death Magic". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  16. Death Magic (CD liner notes). Health. Loma Vista Recordings. 2015. LVR-37187-02.
  17. "Health – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Health. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  18. "Health – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Health. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  19. "Health – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Health. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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