Real Life (2007)

Barry Adamson brought extraordinary cinematic flair and technical agility to post-punk on Magazine's dazzling debut. From the frantic, climbing runs of Shot by Both Sides to the sleazy, noir pulse of Definitive Gaze, his bass playing snakes between keyboards and fractured guitar riffs. Adamson crafts an articulate and sophisticated bottom end that continually pushes the music forward with stylish aggression.