MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Bret Tobias Set's "It Never Hurts Any Less (But You Get Fast)" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Bret Tobias Set’s “It Never Hurts Any Less (But You Get Fast)” Video

The Bret Tobias Set may be two members shy of a Bigger Lovers reunion, but it’s pretty much business as
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Live Review: Japanese Breakfast, Crooks & Nannies, Sarah Sherman, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 31, 2023

Live Review: Japanese Breakfast, Crooks & Nannies, Sarah Sherman, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 31, 2023

The album cycle for Japanese Breakfast’s breakthrough Jubilee, released in spring 2021, ended with a jubilant Halloween show at The
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Normal History Vol. 763: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 763: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Our Man In The Field’s “Feel Good”

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Our Man In The Field’s “Feel Good”

Health scares have a habit of changing lives. Almost 10 years ago, a case of appendicitis sent Our Man In
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Live Review: Remembering Sinéad, New York City, Oct. 29, 2023

Live Review: Remembering Sinéad, New York City, Oct. 29, 2023

Remembering Sinéad—a talent-packed tribute at City Winery New York City—had a tough mission. Not just because remembering Sinéad O’Connor means
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Live Review: Squirrel Flower, Truth Club, Boo Boo Spoiler, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 27, 2023

Live Review: Squirrel Flower, Truth Club, Boo Boo Spoiler, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 27, 2023

Kicking off Halloweekend at the Ukie Club, Squirrel Flower conjured an otherworldly essence, harmonizing with the ghost in the machine.
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Live Review: The Dresden Dolls, New York City, Oct. 28, 2023

Live Review: The Dresden Dolls, New York City, Oct. 28, 2023

Amanda Palmer is not OK. Most of us are not OK right now; we’ve just decided, for the preservation of
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Live Review: Depeche Mode, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 25, 2023

Live Review: Depeche Mode, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 25, 2023

Ever since the release of 1989’s 101 (the dense live album and documentary focused on the band’s famed 1988 Rose
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Normal History Vol. 762: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 762: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pylon Reenactment Society's "Flowers Everywhere" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pylon Reenactment Society’s “Flowers Everywhere” Video

Garnering insider accolades but precious little commercial glory, Pylon was the relentlessly danceable dark horse of the fabled ’80s music
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Essential New Music: Anna Webber's "Shimmer Wince"

Essential New Music: Anna Webber’s “Shimmer Wince”

When musicians who have come up through Western musical systems embrace “just intonation” (the more mathematically consistent system that was
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Live Review: Faye Webster, Upchuck, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 21, 2023

Live Review: Faye Webster, Upchuck, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 21, 2023

Apparently, Upchuck got into punk rock for all the right reasons. “I can’t really play anything else,” said guitarist Mikey
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Normal History Vol. 761: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 761: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: The Feelies' "Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground"

Essential New Music: The Feelies’ “Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground”

Feelies concerts are the stuff of legend. Setlists might not change much from decade to decade (hell, the band might
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This Is The Kit And Gruff Rhys At Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia

This Is The Kit And Gruff Rhys At Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia

This Is The Kit and Gruff Rhys at Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, Photos by Chris Sikich. Gruff Rhys
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A Conversation With Jenny Owen Youngs

A Conversation With Jenny Owen Youngs

Given all that Jenny Owen Youngs has been up to over the past 10 years, why let another solo album
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Courtney Barnett And Anjimile At The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia

Courtney Barnett And Anjimile At The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia

Courtney Barnett and Anjimile at the First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Anjimile
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Normal History Vol. 760: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 760: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Irreversible Entanglements' "Protect Your Light"

Essential New Music: Irreversible Entanglements’ “Protect Your Light”

In another review written three-and-a-half years ago, I opined that Irreversible Entanglements are in it for the long haul. That’s
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A Conversation With Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub)

A Conversation With Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub)

In its own unassuming way, Nothing Lasts Forever (Merge) may be Teenage Fanclub’s most finely honed album since Songs From
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Alex Jordan's "Queen Kerosene" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Alex Jordan’s “Queen Kerosene” Video

“We’ve all had some kind of an unexpected whirlwind adventure with someone and wanted to capture a version of that
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Essential New Music: Carlton Melton’s "Turn To Earth"

Essential New Music: Carlton Melton’s “Turn To Earth”

During his latter-period experimentations with non-traditional sounds and arrangements, Jimi Hendrix referred to his collaborations as an “Electric Church.” More
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Normal History Vol. 759: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 759: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: Setting's "Shone A Rainbow Light On"

Essential New Music: Setting’s “Shone A Rainbow Light On”

When someone drops the word “rainbow” into their album title, they set up some expectations. If your imagine conjures hopes
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