MAGNET Exclusive: Silversun Pickups Go Track By Track On “Tenterhooks”
Silversun Pickups’ first album in four years finds the quartet in a bit of a mid-life tizzy. Thankfully, it’s not
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Iguana Death Cult’s “I Like It, It’s Nice”
With a name like Iguana Death Cult, you know you’re dealing with band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. After
Essential New Music: Barry Walker Jr.’s “Paleo Sol”
Humankind cannot live by rock alone. Thus Barry Walker Jr., a geologist and teacher with a Nashville past and a
Normal History Vol. 881: 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 Lowest Pair Goes Track By Track On “Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be”
The Lowest Pair’s eighth album is a study in a different sort of realism—a warm and knowing embrace of that
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Charming Disaster’s “New Moon” Video
The second track from Charming Disaster’s latest LP, The Double, “New Moon” is an existential triple threat. “It’s dreamy incantation,
MAGNET Exclusive: Lapêche Goes Track By Track On “Autotelic”
Hard-won sobriety has its advantages, especially when it’s practiced as a couple. For Lapêche’s Dave and Krista Holly Diem, clearing
Five Questions With Tyler Ramsey And Carl Broemel
Tyler Ramsey first connected with Carl Broemel almost 15 years ago, when the two toured together—Broemel as the guitarist for
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Beatrice Deer’s “The Bear”
For many people in this increasingly xenophobic world, Beatrice Deer might as well be beaming in from another planet. For
MAGNET Exclusive: T. Gold Goes Track By Track On “Life Is A Wonder And It’s Cruel”
Saman Khoujinian and Gabriel Anderson have been collaborating in some form another since their high-school days in South Florida. About
Essential New Music: Daniel O’Sullivan & Richard Youngs’ “Persian Carpets”
Daniel O’Sullivan and Richard Youngs share a fundamental quality: Both have spent decades making any kind of music they want.
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Dwight + Nicole’s “Day Or Night”
“Day Or Night” arrived in three parts—two for Dwight Ritscher, and one for his wife, Nicole Nelson, a former contestant
Sudan Archives And Halima At Union Transfer, Philadelphia
Sudan Archives and Halima at Union Transfer, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Halima
Normal History Vol. 880: 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 Ailbhe Reddy’s “Kiss Big”
Like any breakup album, Ailbhe Reddy’s Kiss Big (Don Giovanni) is messy and uncomfortable. Written at various junctures in New
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Sky Chiefs’ “Engines”
If you frequented the more popular East Coast live-music clubs in the late 1980s, you were likely floored by the
MAGNET Exclusive: James Hunter Goes Track By Track On “Off The Fence”
James Hunter is a perfect match for Dan Auerbach’s modernized throwback Easy Eye label. With his reedy, rugged tenor, the

















