“Outsiders is how we've always felt”, says Romeo Stodart, explaining the thinking behind the title of The Magic Numbers' fifth album. “As a band, and as people. We've never really fit in. Even when things escalated quickly for the band, and we were at some awards ceremony, we always felt like we stuck out. It was the time of indie bands like ‪The Strokes and The Libertines – and then there we stood.” That sensation of not quite belonging, is one which band members and siblings Michele and Romeo Stodart were already familiar with. Born and raised in Trinidad, the Stodarts’ first experience of feeling like a fish out of water came at an early age, when their family moved to New York. Then, in their late teens, the Stodart’s relocated again, this time to Hanwell, a suburb on the westernmost edge of London. When Romeo befriended one of the locals, Sean Gannon, London-born but of Irish descent, and the pair recruited their younger sisters, Michele Stodart on bass and Angela Gannon on keyboards in 2004, The Magic Numbers were born. Shooting to media attention after selling out London’s 2000-capacity Kentish Town Forum solely on the strength of their ever-growing loyal following, even before their first proper single ‘Forever Lost’ was released, their Mercury Prize nominated self-titled debut The Magic Numbers (2005) entered the Top 10 and reached double-Platinum sales. Further hit singles, “Love Me Like You”, “Love's A Game” and “I See You, You See Me” followed, along with world-wide tours with the likes of ‪Brian Wilson, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, ‪The Flaming Lips and ‪Sonic Youth. The band caused a stir when they became the first artists to ever walk off of Top of The Pops, refusing to play after a presenter’s uncivil introduction, showing confidence in themselves and that punk rebellious spirit they've carried from the very beginning. Co-produced by Dave Izumi in Izumi's own Echo Zoo studio in Eastbourne, work began on Outsiders in early 2017. The album, though instantly recognisable as a Magic Numbers record in its melodies, begins with a more raucous punch sonically. The confidence is more evident than ever before, noticeable immediately in the more bluesy, gnarly guitar sound.  "To us, music is everything,” says Romeo. “'Rebel songs' are about conviction, not wanting to just fall in line, putting your heart and soul into something that you believe in. I think it’s what the people colouring life outside of the lines tend to do which is how we came up with the title Outsiders. Because now is the time for people to be themselves more, and not think so much about fitting into boxes. That's why the lyrics have a 'together' feel: we're all beautiful fucked-up losers trying to make sense of it all. We’ve always been Outsiders. “