Metal
Relapse Records release “Built From Stardust – ‘The Return of Magik’ Live in Little Rock, AR” on 13 November, on vinyl and on streaming services. It was recorded on 15 March 2025 at the Revolution Music Room in Little Rock, Arkansas, the band’s hometown, the day after the studio album came out.
There are six tracks and they run “The Return of Magik” whole and in order: “You Swore We’d Always Be Together”, “The Return of Magik”, “With Stardust Flowers”, “Distant Constellations and the Psychedelic Incarceration”, “In After Reverse” and “Φ”.
“We wanted to play the full album from start to finish immediately upon its release in our hometown and document it so we could share it with everyone,” says drummer Jeff Morgan. “This was the first time to play a lot of this material live and it was very special to share this moment in time with our closest friends.”
“The Return of Magik” came out on 14 March 2025, fourteen years after “Rest” (2011). The current line-up is Chris “CT” Terry (vocals), Jeff Morgan (drums), Brittany “The B” Fugate (synthesiser, vocals and samples), Reid Raley (bass) and John Judkins and Austin Sublett (guitars).
The first single is the live version of “With Stardust Flowers”, eight minutes and fourteen seconds long.
Text by Roger Estivill