Jack Name Magic Touch [LP]

Jack Names songs sound like memories, as familiar as they are foreign. I am addicted to this record. Cate Le Bon In a time rife with alienation, Magic Touch, the third album by the ubiquitous and mysterious Jack Name, offers the comfort of contact. With a body of work that ranges from the catchy to the cacophonous, Name has earned the reputation of a musician whos difficult to define. For over a decade, hes been a fixture in the Los Angeles underground. His songs have appeared on albums by U.S. Girls (Heavy Light, 2020) and White Fence (Family Perfume, 2012); hes produced recordings for Cass McCombs; and his experimental music has been performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Magic Touch reveals yet another side of Jack Name. While its every bit as intricate as his previous releases, 2014s Light Show and 2015s Weird Moons, here hes done away with the dense production of his earlier work to make a record that feels stark, personal, and effortlessly natural. On Li