Magpie is the 2004 debut album by English singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell.
It was released on 22 November 2004 by Fiction Records in England and Universal Music Group worldwide.
Mars Simpson of Treble called it "Timeless.
[...] Manchester's Fretwell, at the tender age of 23, has done what many musicians will attempt to achieve throughout their entire careers but most never do: he's crafted an album that sounds as much at home alongside a great like Bob Dylan as it is next to contemporary singer/songwriters, and should remain relevant as long as people are stepping into soundproof booths and putting sound to tape".
[3] Chris Long of the BBC said: "Magpie collects up a host of precious shining moments yet, like the bird it is named after, occasionally doesn't know what to do with them once it has them.