The Runaway is the third album from London indie-rock band The Magic Numbers

The Magic Numbers

The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...

. The Stodart and Gannon siblings reveal a rather upbeat side on this offering, compared to their 2006 release Those the Brokes

Those the Brokes

Those the Brokes is the second album from The Magic Numbers. The album was partly recorded in New York at Allaire Studios in Spring 2006, a venue which has also been used in the past by David Bowie, The Strokes and Ryan Adams, and was recorded and engineered by Richard Wilkinson.-Track...

. The album features string arrangements by Robert Kirby (Nick Drake, Elvis Costello), who died in 2009, with The Runaway ultimately proving to be his final piece of work.

Track listing

1. "The Pulse"
2. "Hurt So Good"
3. "Why Did You Call?"
4. "Once I Had"
5. "A Start With No Ending"
6. "Throwing My Heart Away"
7. "Restless River"
8. "Only Seventeen"
9. "Sound Of Something"
10. "The Song That No One Knows"
11. "Dreams Of A Revelation"
12. "I’m Sorry"

Release details

A limited-edition of the album was released with an exclusive 4-track live EP which the band recorded at Wiltons Music Hall in London in January, 2010.