From boyband to Icon  Mark Owen  releases new single Magic

Editor Katie Watkin's 10/8/22

Take That heartthrob Mark Owen has today released his brand new single, Magic, and what a track this is.  The track, was introduced by Mark live on air on the Zoe Ball show this morning for an exclusive first play, is the third offering from his forthcoming album and first solo record in over nine years.

Magic is track that guarantees to bring euphoric summer feels to listeners, as Mark’s  northern soulful vocals blended with the track’s catchy beat makes this a slinky, falsetto’d, disco-funk hip-shaker in which Mark channels his inner so what Bee Gee vibe.

The global icon has been speaking on his evolution as an artist, Mark explained: “I’ve really been trying to capture lots of different energies from all the shows I’ve seen. 

“I moved to LA with the intention of making a record out here,” he says. “LA was a whole new world for me.  It was about trying to find my way in a place I’d never been before, working in studios that I’d never been in before, with people that I’d never worked with before. 

 

 “I realised I’ve been doing music now for 30 years or so, and I just wanted to have a new experience where almost I had to start again. So I’ve made songs that I want to see live. There’s a guitar solo in Magic that I’m dying to perform because I want to hear how that guitar solo sounds on stage!”

Fresh from a storming live set at the Isle Of Wight Festival and Latitude Festival, and his appearance on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Mark hits the road in October for his UK headline tour, with a string of dates encompassing Bristol, Glasgow, London and a sold out Manchester date. The Land of Dreams tour kicks off in Bristol on 16th October and tickets are on sale now from here. Mark will also perform at Radio 2’s Live In Leeds on 18th September.

Mark's solo return comes almost a decade after the release of his 2013 LP 'The Art of Doing Nothing'.  Meanwhile, Mark, bandmate Howard and former Take That star Robbie Williams will likely bump into each other at Radio 2 Live in Leeds next month

Land Of Dreams, will be released 23rd September.  Listen to Magic here and pre-order Land Of Dreams here.