After a five-year break, Magic 8-Ball marks Gazpacho’s return with eight new tracks built around the idea of fate. How it moves without warning, and how the choices we make can slowly strip away who we thought we were. Today, the band have shared the first single ‘8-Ball’ alongside a new video by Matt Vickerstaff inspired by the suffocating and oppressive nature of cults.
The title, Magic 8- Ball, ties into the idea of randomness and inevitability. Shaking something for answers you already suspect and repeating the cycle over and over. The idea of infinity is central. These stories repeat throughout the album. Different forms, same patterns always finding a way back.
Musically, the album stays true to Gazpacho’s core. Atmospheric, layered, and emotional. But more focused. No unnecessary weight. Just eight stories told with clarity and tension. The album was mixed by Thomas Juth (a-ha/Elton John/Paul McCartney/Cat Stevens) and mastered by Hans Olsson at Svenska Grammofonstudion Mastering.
Pre-order here: https://gazpacho.lnk.to/magic_8_ball
Gazpacho – Magic 8-Ball
1. Starling [09:12]
2. We Are Strangers [04:47]
3. Sky King [05:02]
4. Ceres [03:22]
5. Gingerbread Men [07:10]
6. Magic 8-Ball [03:10]
7. Immerwahr [07:41]
8. The Unrisen [06:12]
