Gross Magic, “Sweetest Touch.” From a 5-song EP currently on iTunes and about to be released in tactile CD form now that Gross Magic himself, Sam McGarrigle of England, is embarking on a U.S. tour.
Where a lot of tributes to androgynous ‘70s glam rock fall down is in the guitars. Gross Magic has the voice which could be gritty female and could be whiny male. It’s also got that rough fringe-noise guitar sound. It’s a style that drifted right from ‘70s Britrock into ‘90s Seattle grunge, so there’s a lot to appreciate here. The DNA of T Rex has been successfully scraped.