With slacker charm and a sound that splits the difference between classic '90s American indie rock and scruffy '60s garage, the Swedish group Magic Potion manage to sound unique thanks to their off-kilter lyrics and hook-heavy songs.
They emerged in early 2015 with their debut single "Deep Web," a summery, laid-back slice of amiable stoner pop. The Stockholm-based quartet quickly found favor with hometown label PNKSLM Recordings, which issued their debut EP, Melt, in the summer of that year. Self-recorded by the band on analog reel-to-reel tape, Magic Potion's wobbly slacke...