Magic Castles

The Profile

Magic Castles is a Minneapolis-based psychedelic rock band led by Jason Edmonds. Active since 2006, they blend shimmering psych, dream pop and shoegaze textures. Their discography includes Magic Castles (2012), Sky Sounds (2014), Starflower (2016) and Sun Reign (2021) on A Recordings, alongside the self-released Dreams Of Dreams Of Dreams (2009).

Minneapolis psych-rock group fronted by Jason Edmonds; releases on Anton Newcombe’s A Recordings; albums include Magic Castles (2012), Sky Sounds (2014), Starflower (2016), Sun Reign (2021), plus early self-released titles.

Three DeBaser reviews trace Magic Castles’ shimmering psych from early dreamscapes to refined, echo-laced textures. Sun Reign earns praise for balance and craft; Starflower gets a surreal, genre-blurring read; Dreams Of Dreams Of Dreams is lauded as a nocturnal, timeless statement. Overall tone: warmly appreciative, lyrically rhapsodic.