Magnetics’ powerful attraction
The synth pop trio offer a compelling line in Teutonic aloofness. But their roots are in Ireland — where electronic music is still regarded with a degree of suspicion. Why aren’t they bashing guitars and singing their misunderstood hearts out?
“People hear synths and start making assumptions straight away,” says the group’s Sean Quinn. “That it’s dance music or something related to that. The truth is that music is music.”
