Magic Of The Marketplace Released “The Spectators Are Leaving” CD EP Via Engineer Records

Andy Higgins and the crew are back with five brilliant brand new tracks from Magic of the Marketplace on a catchy as hell ear-worm of an EP entitled ‘The Spectators are Leaving’. These songs will put you in mind of quite a few of your punky hardcore faves, from Jawbreaker to Sugar, and Leatherface to Dag Nasty and The Damned.

Their 2025 debut ‘Jealous Moon’ EP release has variously been described as visceral, with great hooks and melodies, and drew comparisons with bands such as Leatherface, Dillinger 4, Husker Du, The Skids and even Kings of Leon. These five new tracks continue building on that momentum and listeners will not be disappointed.From the Jawbreaker-like melancholic anger of the opener ‘When The Story Ends’ and title track ‘The Spectators are Leaving’ to the pulsating Clash style energy of ‘What’s The Remedy’ all these comparisons are still valid. There will be a video for ‘When The Story Ends’, which is very different to what would normally be expected within this genre, and will hit YouTube soon.For now check out the video for ‘Smile and Wave from the last EP here: https://youtu.be/modvG2nrm44?si=xf9JPoxke-vVj0w2 Featuring current and ex-members of Erase Today, Sonic Boom Six, Litterbug and Sick56, this release is the second collaboration between JSNTGM and Engineer Records and will be out on 20th February 2026 in CD format and across all digital channels. Recorded and mixed by James Routh (Sonic Boom Six) at Rock Hard Studios in Blackpool.