of solitary domestic confinement, come together to make
Magic Tricks and Rolling Stone
a compelling allegorical indulgence. In the midst of a collection of fictitious stories, the title
track tells a very personal one
about Tang’s uncle.
“I was in deployment with the
Navy, so I was out to sea and got
word that he had passed,” said
Tang. “He had been sick on and
off throughout his life, but no
one - except maybe my mother
- had suspected it. I was kind of
blindsided by it and I didn’t have
closure, not being able to be with
the family during the funeral.”
You were a good soul
and you left too soon.
You were the one who taught
me what it meant to be cool
Now you’re gone but
you’re not forgotten.
You’ll live on through me
Tang said his uncle was a huge
influence on him and his broth-
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