MAGIC WANDS : 'Guardians' - new single by US dream-pop duo out 2nd October 2026 (Metropolis Records) | second track to be lifted from album out in early 2027

MAGIC WANDS | Guardians single cover artwork MAGIC WANDS GUARDIANS new single out 2nd October 2026 (Metropolis Records) stream  |  Bandcamp  |  video MAGIC WANDS | Guardians video The Los Angeles-based dream-pop duo Magic Wands have released a new single entitled ‘Guardians’ today (2nd October) on Metropolis Records. “This is a song about looking back on a time in your life that doesn’t feel real anymore, even though it really happened,” they explain. ‘Guardians’ is the second track to be lifted from ‘Sun Kiss’, a brand new album by the group scheduled for early 2027. It follows ‘Diamond Rain’, which was issued in mid-August STREAM | VIDEO. Comprised of vocalists/guitarists Dexy and Chris Valentine. Magic Wands have long been renowned for a shimmering sound that incorporates shoegaze, post-punk and goth elements. Formed in 2008, the most recent of their six albums to date is ‘Cascades’, which was released in late 2025 to excellent reviews. 2026 has also seen the appearance of the EPs ‘Wishing Well’ STREAM | BANDCAMP and ‘Remixes’ STREAM | BANDCAMP. The first of these included ’Sacred Mirrors’, a collaboration with John Ashton of The Psychedelic Furs, while the latter contained reworkings of several songs from ‘Cascades’. A Magic Wands remix of the 2025 song ‘Swoon’ by former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy was also released as a single in the late spring and can be heard HERE. CASCADES  |  reviews “Amid the cacophony of today’s world, Magic Wands emerges like a whisper in the wind; a spellbinding blend of sound that feels both familiar and foreign" POST-PUNK “Moody and atmospheric. For maximum effectiveness, listen to it at dusk with a single candle lit ****” SPILL MAGAZINE “Both familiar and quietly bold, a record that walks that razor-thin line between dream-pop and gothic atmosphere. A slow, smoky invocation 4.5/5” CHAIN D.L.K. “Magic Wands are still bending time, painting dreamscapes, and slipping silver threads of moonlight through every riff" MUSIC FIENDS MAGIC WANDS | photo by John Charter Official Site  |  Facebook  |  Instagram