Nick Babcock makes a grand return with โLove Like Magic,โ and honestly? It was worth the wait. This track is smooth, sultry, and soaked in heartbreak, blending pop and R&B influences with a rhythmic pulse that feels both hypnotic and bittersweet. Inspired by Solo and Nonso Amadiโs โBabyboo,โ Babcock builds on that infectious drum groove, creating a track thatโs as catchy as it is emotionally charged.
From the moment โLove Like Magicโ opens, with its delicate guitar plucks and swelling strings, thereโs an air of mystery, like stepping into a magicianโs dimly lit stage. Then, Babcockโs breathy, aching vocals take over, unraveling a story of love that was never quite what it seemed. His delivery is urgent, desperate even, as if heโs trying to grasp onto something that keeps slipping through his fingers. And as the percussion builds, jittery and pulsing, it mirrors the unraveling illusion of the relationshipโone trick after another.
The lyrics are the real showstopper here. โYou got flowers up your sleeve, you had me believe it while it lastedโ hits like a gut punch, while โTake a bow, blow some kisses, kinda tragic how your love is just like magicโ turns the heartbreak into something almost theatrical. Thereโs a delicious irony in how playful the imagery isโpulling hearts out of a hat, sawing them in half, all while smilingโbecause beneath the clever wordplay, thereโs something devastatingly real.
And letโs talk about the details. The subtle violin, the dark chime of bells, the way the drums and guitar dance around each otherโitโs these small moments that elevate the song from just another heartbreak anthem to something that lingers, much like the sting of a well-executed trick. Babcock may be singing about illusions, but โLove Like Magicโ is as real as it gets.
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Review by: Naomi Joan