McKinley Dixon presents forthcoming album title track, "Magic, Alive!"

“‘Magic, Alive!’ is me telling the audience what the record means. To run, to dance, to survive. It’s the ending of the record while in some ways serving as the beginning for the character. Just because that tale is over, the sun is still there. At the end of the day, at the end of your story, do you feel the love? Do you feel the magic?" Dixon explains.

“The video portrays me as sort of a mad scientist creating the entity that is ‘Magic, Alive!’. Making it a sentient thing that is formed through the intersection of magic, science and music with no other connection, to me, adds a fun layer of lore that doesn’t require much explanation! The video, and song itself, is a reminder to have fun, even if the world is closing in.”

The forthcoming release is set to follow on from 2021’s For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her and 2023’s Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? – both instrumentally rich exercises in storytelling wrapped up in the trauma and grief of losing a young friend.