
Normal History Vol. 830: 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

Essential New Music: Damon Locks’ “List Of Demands”
Some might say that List Of Demands sounds like it was ripped from today’s headlines, but given the way things

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Gates Of Light’s “10,000 Years”
The work of the late David Lynch has been a massive influence on Gates Of Light’s Louise Quinn and her

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Third Mind’s “Doralee (Live)” Video
Not so much a supergroup as a great fucking band, the Third Mind was assembled by Americana forefather Dave Alvin

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Cash & Skye’s “Pasadena Girls”
Henri Cash and Sophia Skye have the sort of indie-rock pedigree that generates excitement. Cash plays guitar for Starcrawler, the glam-punk

MAGNET Exclusive: Premieres Of Matt Bohannon’s “On The Moon With A Cigarette” And Marty Bohannon’s “Fall City”
Two brothers, two new releases: Matt Bohannon’s Go Back To Your Roots and sibling Marty’s A Scar Is Born, both

Normal History Vol. 829: 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

MAGNET Exclusive: The Ultimate Matt Pond PA Driving Playlist
From Matt Pond … The Ballad Of The Natural Lines (Sonder House) is the follow-up to an album and EP

Essential New Music: Lars-Göran Ulander’s “Öppet Två”
In the liner notes to Öppet Två, Swedish reeds player Mats Gustafsson describes a moment in 1982 that gave focus

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Frog Eyes’ “Television, A Ghost In My Head”
“Elevation, don’t go to my head.” It’s a classic brainworm from a track off Television’s undisputed masterpiece debut, Marquee Moon—one

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Korean Boyfriend’s “Work I Do” Video
Korean Boyfriend’s Stanley Cho has two words to sum up the video for “Work I Do”: simple and absurd. “Like

Five Questions With Cymande
Back in 1973, Cymande (pronounced “sah-mahn-day”) was poised to make a sustained international splash. The U.K. band’s debut single, “The

MAGNET Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Drive-By Truckers’ “Southern Rock Opera”
Longtime contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the key albums of the MAGNET era, with exclusive, in-depth interviews

Normal History Vol. 828: 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

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Color Forty Nine’s “We Send Satellites” Video
The Color Forty Nine certainly has its ducks in a row when it comes to seasoning and connections. Members of

Essential New Music: The ‘Fronts’ “Mamo Waves”
“I am not guilty of insanity/My brain was taken in a brain robbery.” So sings one of the pseudonymous members

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Lilly Hiatt’s “Forever”
With help from husband Coley Hinson and Fort Apache Studios lynchpin Paul Kolderie, Lilly Hiatt finds compelling common ground between

MAGNET Exclusive: Joe Pernice Goes Track By Track On “Chappaquiddick Skyline” Reissue
Working its way nicely through Joe Pernice’s back catalog, New West now delivers the 25th-anniversary reissue of Chappaquiddick Skyline for

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Emile Mosseri’s “I Could Be Your Hands”
Emile Mosseri’s ties to the film industry made for some cinematic moments on his 2023 debut, Heaven Hunters. With the

Normal History Vol. 827: 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

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Josh Gilligan’s “Party Of One”
Though he’s lived there for more than a decade, Josh Gilligan doesn’t seem like Nashville material—even if defining “Nashville material”

Essential New Music: Sun Ra’s “Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank”
Le Sony’r Ra, the philosopher/composer/musician/poet known to the world as Sun Ra, died in 1993. Recordings from across his career