Death Magic

Death Magic is the third studio album by American noise rock band Health. It was released by Loma Vista Recordings on August 7, 2015, six years after the band's previous album, 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]
Pitchfork7.8/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes[15]
Death Magic
Studio album by
Health
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre
Length39:30
LabelLoma Vista
Producer
Health chronology
Health::Disco2
(2010)		 Death Magic
(2015)		 Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear
(2019)
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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Victim"
2:00
2."Stonefist"
  • Benjamin Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
3:24
3."Men Today"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[a]
2:03
4."Flesh World (UK)"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:54
5."Courtship II" 
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:35
6."Dark Enough"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:42
7."Life"
3:53
8."Salvia"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors
1:48
9."New Coke"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson[b]
3:39
10."L.A. Looks"
Stalfors3:24
11."Hurt Yourself"
  • Miller
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
4:10
12."Drugs Exist"
  • Duzsik
  • Famiglietti
  • Keyes
  • Stalfors
  • Dawson
  • Stalfors[b]
3:52
Total length:39:30

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer

Personnel

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

Health
  • Jacob Duzsik
  • John Famiglietti
  • Jupiter Keyes
  • Benjamin Miller

Additional personnel
  • The Haxan Cloak – production (track 1)
  • Lars Stalfors – co-production (tracks 1, 3); production (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10); additional production (tracks 5, 8, 11, 12); mixing (all tracks)
  • Andrew Dawson – co-production (tracks 2, 7); production (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
  • Justin Raisen – co-production (track 7)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • John Famiglietti – art direction
  • Andrew Pham – design

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

References
  1. "NEW COKE (2015) | Health". 7digital. United States. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. "STONEFIST (2015) | Health". 7digital. United States. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. "MEN TODAY (2015) | Health". 7digital. United States. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. Cohen, Ian (April 20, 2015). "Game Over: HEALTH Finish First Album in Six Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. "Reviews for Death Magic by HEALTH". Metacritic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. Phares, Heather. "Death Magic – HEALTH". AllMusic. 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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. Mardles, Paul (August 9, 2015). "Health: Death Magic review – dated and attention-seeking". The Observer. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. Rachel, T. Cole (August 3, 2015). "HEALTH: Death Magic". Pitchfork. 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 (liner notes). Health. Loma Vista Recordings. 2015. LVR-37187-02.CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. "Health Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  18. "Health Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  19. "Health Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2016.



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