A quick run through the individual tracks, "Radio Nowhere" is an upbeat rocker, with a really nice guitar line, which, however, somehow disappointed as a single. "You'll Be Coming Down" is more melodic number with acoustic guitar and horns. "Living in the Future" is a bluesy and heavy track without being too heavy. "Your Own Worst Enemy" has a lovely musical lightness, and a personal favourite.

"Gypsy Biker" has a slightly folkish/country start but develops dramatically in line with the lyrical seriousness of the song. "Girls in their Summer Clothes" was the second single from "Magic", and here you really meet Springsteen as a pop carpenter. It is an incredibly charming and catchy number, where I easily think of Neil Hannon from the Divine Comedy ; not usually two artists you compare. My favorite song on “Magic” Listening to the title song "Magic" you can hardly avoid thinking of J.J. Cale; it's a very nice song that actually sounds like it was written by Cale.

"Last to Die" is again a heavier upbeat rock number, as you know Springsteen. "Long Way Home" has lovely light acoustic guitars, but it is perhaps also one of the album's “lighter” tracks. On "Devil's Arcade" there is again acoustic guitar and an beautiful musical line; a track that may easily lead the mind towards Tom Petty. Finally, there is a hidden number written for a recently deceased friend; it's a nice heartfelt and folkish song featuring harmonica.