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White Magic Conjure Up Debut LP

White Magic It's been over two years since White Magic released their spellbinding inaugural EP, Through the Sun Door, and at last the Mira Billotte-led, New York-based neo-folkies have a new serving of sonic sorcery on the way. On November 14, they'll follow up Sun Door and the recent "Katie Cruel" single with their Drag City-stamped debut full-length, Dat Rosa Mel Apibus (Latin for "The rose gives honey to the bees," says this here press release).

Offered in both CD and double-LP formats, the new album casts a tangled spell in twelve tracks, featuring the bewitching vocals of Billotte (Quix*o*tic) and the instrumentation of "Sleepy" Doug Shaw on guitars, gongs, percussion, etc. Also summoned to partake of the Magic-making: Jim White (Dirty Three) on drums; Tim Dewitt (Gang Gang Dance) on drums; Jesse Lee on still more drums; Shahzad Ismaily on bass; Tim Barnes on bells and percussion; Social Registry-signed Samara Lubelski on violin; Chris Rael on sitar; and Karen Leblanc on accordion.

White Magic descend upon Brooklyn's 3rd Ward this Friday, November 10.

Dat Rosa Mel Apibus:

01 The Light
02 Hear My Call
03 Childhood Song
04 What I See
05 All the World Wept
06 Dat Rosa Mel Apibus
07 Sun Song
08 Hold Your Hand in the Dark
09 Katie Cruel
10 Sea Chanty
10 Palm and Wine
11 Song of Solomon
Stream: White Magic: Various Tracks
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