Magic is our favourite track from 3.3.3.’s debut album The Good Fight released earlier this year. Born and raised in the Midwest as the son of a preacher, Gabe Stroup of 3.3.3. started learning to play music by ear at a young age.  He draws upon a wide variety of inspiration ranging from artists such as Jeff Buckley, Deftones, Kendrick Lamar, Sevendust, and NIN. This broad range of influence can be felt in the diverse music he showcases through Magic and other tracks on The Good Fight.

Magic starts with a high energy drum beat and bass riff that sounds like Interpol has finally decided to play at a faster tempo. This immediately drops into a minor chord led verse that lets out the angst Gabe is conveying through this track. The song breaks up its relentless rock groove with occasional patches of swelling brass, higher falsetto vocals and hip-hop influenced beats which foreshadow a rap feature from Dub Flow which takes the track down a Nu-Metal path with heavier chugging guitars going into a highly emotive guitar solo.

Magic is a creative masterpiece full of flawless moments joining diverse genres and styles seamlessly. 

3.3.3. Is definitely an artist we’re going to be keeping an eye on!
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