Sisters Of Mercy Producer John Ashton Teams With The Ethereal Magic Wands For Sacred Mirrors

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Sisters Of Mercy Producer John Ashton Teams With The Ethereal Magic Wands For Sacred Mirrors

14/1/2026

Magic Wands and John Ashton
Sacred Mirrors
Metropolis Records

Probably best known for being the guitarist in The Psychedelic Furs, music producer and composer John Ashton had been a fan of Magic Wands since he was introduced to their music via a friend’s mixtape. He even wrote an instrumental piece called Sacred Mirrors in honour of their sound. When he was doing interviews for his own projects, he happened to mention his love of Magic Wands to someone who could link them up. He got in touch and sent them his ode, which they gladly added their trademark glimmering guitars and spacious mesmerism along with a fantastic vocal line. Dexy and Chris Valentine began their music career in Nashville, where so many great artists have found their golden wings. Once they’d proven themselves as no Icarus, their took flight and headed to L.A. Now with six albums and having always been fans of The Psychedelic Furs, this twinning of talent-pools provides something extraordinary for dreampop, post-punk, and goth.

Vibrant and melancholy guitars begin the piece with a chunky chorus distortion to add extra shine. The rhythm emerges with a chord progression and the arrival of drums. Heavy yet easy-going, the rhythm takes us into the music through the side-door. The keyboards rise with breathing tones and climbing harmony while the dreamy vocal keeps us moving through the busy streets of luminance and life. The motion of story and music combines with beautiful chord changes and hidden abstractions within drum breaks and lyrical enchantment.

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