Magnet Magazine

Given the current state of the world, titling a song “Things Are Looking Up” might seem either naively optimistic or

“Kitchenette” may be one of the more unconventional tracks on Charissa Hoffman’s debut album, but it also nicely sums up

Eliza Edens’ “Death Drive” began with something they read by fellow singer/songwriter Laura Marling about Freud’s concept of the death

Aaron Lee Tasjan doesn’t suffer fools gladly at this stage in his career. As someone with six albums, three EPs,

At a time when “pop” insistently goes out of its way to accommodate the middle (even when its so-called edginess

We extoled the virtues of Cincinnati’s Hamlet—brainchild of singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Wales—way back in 2025 after the release

In true Midwestern fashion, the Silkies haven’t a clue what sort of band they are—and that just may be the

Though flush with the vine-ripened energy and skronky invention of post-punk and no wave’s late 1970s, this synergistic live bill

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

When it was first released 15 years ago, Nocturnes arrived at a dicey moment for Uh Huh Her’s Camila Grey

Somewhat tellingly, Matt Pond wrote “Straight Into The Night” during a bout of insomnia. “The rare kind that brings clarity

Sometimes reinvention necessitates disappearing. After the runaway success of his 2023 debut, Mr. Nobody, Zach Seabaugh found himself confronting the

“You know how they say Black Flag got in a van, and they brought punk rock to the world? Well,

Shearwater’s The New World (Polyborus) took shape over four years across multiple countries, with sessions in London, Berlin, New York

Sometimes the pre-Craigslist approach is still the best approach. When Oisean Burnett moved from Glasgow to London in 2024, he

Highsigh may be a new name, but band members Ro Lundberg (JOBS), John Dieterich (Deerhoof) and Matt Mehlan (Skeletons) have

Democracy can seem permanent right up until the point when it doesn’t. That not-so-far-fetched realization informs “Palace Of The People,”

“There was a point between records where it actually pained me to work on music, which was an unfamiliar and

In our amazing Five Questions with Kiwi Jr.’s Jeremy Gaudet, we teased Gaudet offering a behind-the-scenes look at the songs

In retrospect, the ’60s girl-group tradition always had more teeth than its juiciest hooks might imply. “The music often functioned

In Body Type’s hands, the mundane has a way of becoming something, well, not so mundane. A shitty old elevator,

Despite bearing a name pertaining to the sense of touch, Haptic’s music has long hovered at the threshold of insubstantiality.