Super Magick

Super Magick is the ninth studio album from the New Orleans–based rock group Better Than Ezra, released on May 3, 2024. It is the band's first album in 10 years.^[1][2]

Super Magick
Studio album by Better Than Ezra
Released	May 3, 2024
Studio	Pink Deer
Length	41:14
Label	Round Hill
Producer	Brennan Aerts Stephen Aiello Wes Bailey Luke Dick Emery Dobyns Kevin Griffin Andrew Petroff Marc Scibilia Gabe Simon
Better Than Ezra chronology
All Together Now (2014) Super Magick (2024)

The alternative rock album is produced by frontman Kevin Griffin and Emery Dobyns and was recorded at Pink Deer Studios.^[3]

Release

On March 8, 2024, it was announced that the album would be released on May 3, 2024.^[4] The album cover was also revealed, which contains Theban writing of track names: "Mystify", "Contact (High)", "Fuzzy", "Grateful", "Live (A Little)", "Omens", "and Super Magick".^[1]

"This Time" was written by Griffin in 2009, though it was originally released on the self-titled debut album of an Italian operatic pop trio, Il Volo.^[5]

In between All Together Now and Super Magick, the group produced several live albums and a few singles. Griffin also released a solo album.^[6]

Singles

In 2018, "Grateful" was released as a single, six years before the album.^[7]

"Contact High" and "Mystified" were both released prior to the album's announcement. "Live a Little" was later released as a single ahead of the album.

Track listing

Super Magick track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mystified"	Kevin Griffin Henry Brill	Griffin Emery Dobyns	3:57
2.	"Live a Little"	Griffin Stephen Aiello Chaz McKinney	Griffin Brennan Aerts Aiello	2:35
3.	"Show Em Up"	Griffin Wes Bailey Sam Hollander	Griffin Dobyns Bailey	3:13
4.	"Super Magick"	Griffin Brill Dobys	Griffin Dobyns	3:56
5.	"This Time"	Griffin Michael Busbee Michelle Lewis	Marc Scibilia	3:01
6.	"Contact High"	Griffin Dobyns	Griffin Dobyns	3:49
7.	"Grateful"	Griffin Scibilia	Griffin Andrew Petroff	3:12
8.	"Sensation"	Griffin Trent Dabbs	Griffin Dobyns	4:12
9.	"Bad Communication"	Griffin Griffin Gabriel Edward Simon	Gabe Simon	3:24
10.	"Fuzzy"	Griffin Luke Dick	Griffin Dobyns Dick	2:58
11.	"Omens"	Griffin Bailey	Griffin Petroff	3:21
12.	"Killing It"	Griffin Brill	Griffin Dobyns	3:36
Total length:				41:14

Personnel

Better Than Ezra

• Tom Drummond – bass
• Kevin Griffin – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic and electric guitars, background vocals (tracks 2–4, 9–12)
• James Arthur Payne Jr. – keyboards, synthesizer, piano and electric guitar
• Michael Jerome – drums

Additional contributors

• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Chris Dugan – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5–10, 12)
• Ryan Hewitt – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 11)
• Drew Bollman – engineering (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
• Gabe Simon – engineering (track 9)
• Kristen Rogers – background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 8)
• Emery Dobyns – background vocals (tracks 4, 8, 12)
• Henry Brill – background vocals (track 4)