ers, sisters, and cousins. He was
the guy that was very much into
music and introduced them to
Rolling Stone and magic tricks.
The song is a perfect ode to him
— a blistering rocker that sounds
influenced by Gaslight Anthem.
Magic Tricks and Rolling Stone
glides across the musical landscape from blazing alternative rock drinking songs like
“Fish Fry” to more traditional
Americana tunes like “Kerouac’s
Curse”; from dark stories like
“The 7 Stages of Murder” to
“Orlando Bloom,” which offers a
new twist on the love song. Excellent lyrics and stories fill the
album from start to finish. The
album also contains nods to two
other great Jersey acts. In addition to the title track and its Gaslight Anthem vi be,“The Chops”
sounds like an ode to The
Bouncing Souls, and the band
pays respect to Bruce Springsteen with a jangly Chops’ punk/
folk version of “Does This Bus
Stop At 82nd Street?” from his
debut album.
Listen to “Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?”
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