Magic Car Explained

Magic Car
Origin:	United Kingdom
Genre:	Americana, folk rock
Years Active:	1994–present
Label:	Tiny Dog Records
Current Members:	Phil Smeeton Hazel Atkinson

Magic Car are a British Americana / folk rock band formed in 1994 by the actor Phil Smeeton (songwriter and guitarist) and Hazel Atkinson (vocalist). They signed to the independent record label Tiny Dog Records in 1999 and have released four albums - Yellow Main Sequence (2001),^[1] Family Matters (2005),^[2] and European Punks (2002), a joint album with Scott 4.^[3] A fourth, Meteorites was released in 2016.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Members

• Phil Smeeton - songwriter and guitarist. Also an actor with roles in Judge Dredd (film) and Sharpe's Revenge
• Hazel Atkinson - vocalist
• Martyn West – lead guitarist
• Doug Ebling – drums
• John Thompson – bass. Has also played with Scott 4, Flipron and The Selecter

Discography

Albums

• 2001: Yellow Main Sequence
• 2002: European Punks - jointly with Scott 4
• 2005: Family Matters
• 2016: Meteorites

External links

• Tinydog.co.uk Official Magic car page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Review of Magic Car album Yellow Main Sequence . Americana-uk.com . 2016-04-01 . en-GB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030219180031/http://www.americana-uk.com/html/archive_reviews_2001.html . February 19, 2003 .
2. Web site: Review of Magic Car album Family Matters . Americana-uk.com . 2016-04-01 . en-GB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113210823/http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=1575 . November 13, 2007 .
3. Web site: Review of Scott 4 and Magic Car album European Punks . Americana-uk.com . 2016-04-01 . en-GB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030415032826/http://www.americana-uk.com/html/march_2002_reviews.html . April 15, 2003 .
4. Web site: Magic Car Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-02-22.
5. Web site: Album: Scott 4 & Magic Car. The Independent. 2016-02-22. en-GB.
6. Web site: Scott 4 : European Punks LP - Tue Apr 23 12:16:45 UTC+0100 2002 - NME.COM Review . . 2002-07-06 . 2016-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020706112443/http://www.nme.com/reviews/10458.htm . July 6, 2002 .
7. Web site: Magic Car - "Meteorites" (Tiny Dog Records) 4/5 . 2016-08-23 . 2016-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161113175418/https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-f5d3-Magic-Car#.WCeq-eMrIdV . 2016-11-13 . dead .