Magic! and Benji Cowart
Today I have a very interesting combination of songs. This first song is a pretty popular song by the band Magic! Now this song is actually very catchy and has a pop reggae sound to it which I found very enticing. It isn't everyday that you hear a band that plays music like this and have it be on the radio waves. But I really like the resurgence of reggae fusion because it has been a very long time since we have heard anything else on the radio other than the excessive auto tuning and strange things in general. But this band does a great job of sounding pretty unique while also being something that a vast audience could listen to. Now the song composition is pretty great. I really like the way Magic! used two guitars to make those easily recognizable reggae tunes. All in all this song is really catchy due to these reggae beats. I would have liked to hear a little more reggae percussion, but hey, this will do just fine! The lead singer Nasri Atweh is a brilliant songwriter and has w