MAGNET’s #2 Album Of 2017: The National's "Sleep Well Beast"

MAGNET’s #2 Album Of 2017: The National’s “Sleep Well Beast”

As easy as it is to love the National, it’s also easy to dismiss the band as simultaneously understated and
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MAGNET’s #3 Album Of 2017: The War On Drugs' "A Deeper Understanding"

MAGNET’s #3 Album Of 2017: The War On Drugs’ “A Deeper Understanding”

By now, it’s common knowledge that the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel is an obsessive tinkerer. So we’ll never know
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MAGNET’s #4 Album Of 2017: Chastity Belt's "I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone"

MAGNET’s #4 Album Of 2017: Chastity Belt’s “I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone”

After breaking out with an album-length survey of the freaks and geeks found at most social gatherings (2015’s Time To
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MAGNET’s #5 Album Of 2017: Manchester Orchestra's "A Black Mile To The Surface"

MAGNET’s #5 Album Of 2017: Manchester Orchestra’s “A Black Mile To The Surface”

One of the biggest coming-out parties of 2017, Manchester Orchestra’s A Black Mile To The Surface locates the Atlanta band
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MAGNET’s #6 Album Of 2017: Sampha's "Process"

MAGNET’s #6 Album Of 2017: Sampha’s “Process”

You can learn a lot about who’s got next by watching the VIP section at Coachella. When Stormzy, Mura Masa,
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MAGNET’s #7 Album Of 2017: Future Islands' "The Far Field"

MAGNET’s #7 Album Of 2017: Future Islands’ “The Far Field”

The narrative for Future Islands’ fifth album is simple and linear: The Samuel Herring-fronted synth-pop band struck gold with “Seasons
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MAGNET’s #8 Album Of 2017: Queens Of The Stone Age's "Villains"

MAGNET’s #8 Album Of 2017: Queens Of The Stone Age’s “Villains”

Queens Of The Stone Age records are like strangers sidling up to you at a dive bar with a double
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MAGNET’s #9 Album Of 2017: Sylvan Esso's "What Now"

MAGNET’s #9 Album Of 2017: Sylvan Esso’s “What Now”

It’s fun to fall down the wormhole of Sylvan Esso remixes, which are essentially reimagined twists—sometimes by others, just as
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MAGNET’s #10 Album Of 2017: Cigarettes After Sex's "Cigarettes After Sex"

MAGNET’s #10 Album Of 2017: Cigarettes After Sex’s “Cigarettes After Sex”

Quiet-storm guitar rock can be a beautiful thing—just think of the languid, deep-blue mood pieces of yore created by Mazzy
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MAGNET’s #11 Album Of 2017: Japanese Breakfast's "Soft Sounds From Another Planet"

MAGNET’s #11 Album Of 2017: Japanese Breakfast’s “Soft Sounds From Another Planet”

Michelle Zauner is a firm believer in love; it was woven tightly into the fabric of Psychopomp, the brilliant 2016
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MAGNET’s #12 Album Of 2017: LCD Soundsystem's "American Dream"

MAGNET’s #12 Album Of 2017: LCD Soundsystem’s “American Dream”

Anyone who took James Murphy seriously when LCD Soundsystem played its supposed last show in 2011 is a dope. Quit
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MAGNET’s #13 Album Of 2017: Laura Marling's "Semper Femina"

MAGNET’s #13 Album Of 2017: Laura Marling’s “Semper Femina”

In interviews, Laura Marling often says that she only speaks when absolutely necessary and takes that verbal discipline seriously. Her
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MAGNET’s #14 Album Of 2017: Priests' "Nothing Feels Natural"

MAGNET’s #14 Album Of 2017: Priests’ “Nothing Feels Natural”

To quote The Catcher In The Rye: Truer word was never spoken, boy. Released on January 27, Priests’ first full-length—following
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MAGNET’s #15 Album Of 2017: Spoon's "Hot Thoughts"

MAGNET’s #15 Album Of 2017: Spoon’s “Hot Thoughts”

Britt Daniel and Co. are the Swiss watchmakers of indie rock: fine purveyors of quality and precision. Sure, the surface
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