MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Refrigerator's "High Desert Lows"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Refrigerator’s “High Desert Lows”

It’s a tough lot, being the flagship band on a willfully obscure record label (in this case, indie-rock institution Shrimper),
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Bonnevilles' "Dirty Photographs"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Bonnevilles’ “Dirty Photographs”

On March 16, Alive Naturalsound will release the fourth studio album from the Bonnevilles. Dirty Photographs is the follow-up to
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Minor Characters' "Pimps Of Freedom (Whores Of DC)" From "We Can't Be Wrong"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Minor Characters’ “Pimps Of Freedom (Whores Of DC)” From “We Can’t Be Wrong”

Minor Characters return April 6 with sophomore album We Can't Be Wrong. The follow-up to 2014's Voir Dire, the nine-track
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Quicksilver Daydream's "Raven's Eye" From "A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Quicksilver Daydream’s “Raven’s Eye” From “A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame”

Any time a band cites psychedelic-folk godfathers Pearls Before Swine and film-composer legend Ennio Morricone as influences, let's just say
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ampline's "Captions" From "Passion Relapse"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ampline’s “Captions” From “Passion Relapse”

We first introduced you to the music of Ampline's Mike Montgomery last year with our profile on R.Ring, his duo
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Faze Wave's "Leagues"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Faze Wave’s “Leagues”

Faze Wave was formed a little more than there years ago by Jacksonville, Fla., high-school buddies Matthew Flynn (guitar/vocals) and
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Violetta Zironi's "Toast" From The "Half Moon Lane" EP

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Violetta Zironi’s “Toast” From The “Half Moon Lane” EP

A songwriter since age 16 who toured around her native Italy fronting a country/blues trio, Violetta Zironi was signed by
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Exclusive Cover Story Excerpt: Belle And Sebastian Interviewed By Actress Busy Philipps

Exclusive Cover Story Excerpt: Belle And Sebastian Interviewed By Actress Busy Philipps

Here’s an exclusive excerpt of the current MAGNET cover story. Interview by Busy Philipps Photos by Gene Smirnov It’s hard
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Silverplanes' "Gulfstream" EP

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Silverplanes’ “Gulfstream” EP

Silverplanes is a "band" to watch. The moniker under which Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Aaron Smart records, Silverplanes will be releasing
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lawrence Lui's "Honey So Blue (Chimes & Tremolo)," From His "Retroism" EP

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Lawrence Lui’s “Honey So Blue (Chimes & Tremolo),” From His “Retroism” EP

Lawrence Lui has been working in the music biz for years as a record-company exec (Astralwerks, V2, Island, etc.), radio-station
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of John Davis & The Cicadas' "Contamination In The Grass," From Their Upcoming "El Pulpo"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of John Davis & The Cicadas’ “Contamination In The Grass,” From Their Upcoming “El Pulpo”

On October 20, Shrimper/Revolver will issue El Pulpo by John Davis & The Cicadas. (A cassette-only version of the album is
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Exclusive Cover Story Excerpt: The Killers Interviewed By Jimmy Kimmel

Exclusive Cover Story Excerpt: The Killers Interviewed By Jimmy Kimmel

Here’s an exclusive excerpt of the current MAGNET cover story. Interview by Jimmy Kimmel Photos by Gene Smirnov Viva the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Minor Poet's "And How!"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Minor Poet’s “And How!”

Tomorrow, the EggHunt label will release And How!, the debut album from Minor Poet. A band in name only, Minor
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Johnny Dango's "Recluse In Plain Sight"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Johnny Dango’s “Recluse In Plain Sight”

On September 1, Johnny Dango will release Recluse In Plain Sight. The Austin-based singer/songwriter has been a member of Brothers & Sisters and
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