Magnet Magazine

George Usher left his mark on New York City’s fabled late-’70s music scene with power-pop bands the Decoys, Beat Rodeo

Longtime contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine, plus brand-new releases from

The songs of Jonathan Fickes have always been defined by an indelible sense of place. That here-and-now instinct sharpens on

International Druglords’ “Slut Crush” is just the latest sleek, shadowy chapter in the ongoing evolution of mysterious songwriter/producer Vega Blackwell.

Evil Twin invigorates the tried-and-true alt-rock m.o. on the new Upside Down We’re Flying (Werewolf Country), a 10-song set built

Paul Howard wanted to keep things fun and relatable when he wrote Rodeo Mouth’s latest single. Those adjectives rightly sum

While I coined the critical phrase “Noël Coward in a leather bar” in which to describe the dry-witted, literary-worth lyricism

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Technically, Sunny I Was Wrong (New West) is Joe Pernice’s fifth solo album. But it could be his first—in the

For Stunt Drummer, the best moments often arrive when things shouldn’t work but somehow do. Much like the Portland, Ore.,

Mark Nelson’s extended excursion into the ambient afterlife began a few years prior to the unofficial 2001 disbandment of Labradford,

We all did a lot of things during the pandemic that we likely wouldn’t have done under normal circumstances. Brendan

Los Angeles can do a number on even the most resilient musician. For Chris Lost, his aborted late-’80s tenure with

Joe Jackson has never been particularly interested in mythology—especially the kind that suggests music absorbs some sort of magic from

Sometimes a small change can make a big difference. It was producer John James Tourville who came up with the

Scout Gillett spent three years trying to figure out a way to get into the studio with Stuart Sikes, admiring

It wasn’t the greatest supermarket by any means. But it had the best branding Fulton Lights’ Andrew Spencer Goldman could’ve

“Had It” evokes the Kafkaesque inertia of a protagonist aware of his own stagnation but unable to postpone the inevitable.

“Shivers” is a love/hate ode to Seattle from someone who seemingly can’t get enough of the Emerald City. “It’s a

A new archival release devoted to Bob “Slim” Dunlap feels less like a catalog tidy-up and more like a rescue

Canadian guitarist Ayal Senior appears to have found a second home in Tokyo. It might seem a curious destination, since

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places