“Luscious Jackson were to New York freestyle dance pop what their cohorts the Beastie Boys were to hip-hop: a sly subculture riff that delivered the goods with a wink. On this tight, 10-song reunion (minus singer-keyboardist Vivian Trimble), vocals still waver charmingly off-key, grooves still conjure a Nineties Lower East Side rent party. "You are my male J.Lo/Your jeans fit nice/ What's your pric”
“It's been 14 years since the last Luscious Jackson album, and the world mostly hadn't been clamoring for a reunion. Their new Magic Hour is just a return to very familiar territory without the urgency and mystery of Luscious Jackson's 90s-era music.”
