Magnet Magazine

The basics for “Tone Poem” came to Lunchbox’s Tim Brown one night as he sat in his car outside work.

Though it’s never gotten as much press as Boston 50 miles to the north, Providence, R.I., is home to a

Romi Peles’ latest single was one of those songs that basically wrote itself. “I remember it wasn’t a pleasant feeling—I

Basia Bulat and Mick Flannery at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.

With Wilco on hiatus, Nels Cline has been making the most of his so-called downtime. The guitarist is currently prepping

As further proof that blues and classic rock are inexorably linked, may we present Canyon Lights. “Breathe Easy” is the

Aficionados of dreamy, jangly guitar, particularly if it reminds old heads of the “college rock” of yore—like early R.E.M. or

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

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Buick Audra doesn’t pull any punches with “Questions,” one of the most personal songs she’s written to date.

Bone Bells is the third recording by Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and American guitarist Mary Halvorson. By dint of a

“Gravity” began life as an homage to Henry Rollins-era Black Flag before It’s OK! cofounder Robert Hecker tasked a bandmate

A quarter century later, Seattle noise-rock stalwarts Kinski are still grinding it out with a vengeance. For their first release

Fearless leader of Atlanta’s Britpop/surf-rock contingent for almost two decades, Gringo Star is set to release its eighth album, Sweethearts,

As if losing one brother wasn’t enough, Fotoform’s Kim House lost another this past February. Both deaths were sudden and

“I wrote this song a few years ago, but it never found its way out until now,” says singer, songwriter

Orlando, Fla.’s Coyote Theory is the perfect poster band for the digital age. Friends since childhood, the jazz-tinged, indie-pop quartet

Kim Deal at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Chris Sikich.

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

Previously known for spiffing up the blues with elements of hip hop, rock and pop, ZZ Ward has returned to

Nearly 20 years separate In Space from Edith Frost’s last LP, It’s A Game. Where’s she been? Living life, moving

Grand Rapids, Mich., native Jason Singer is a multidimensional talent with a massive heart—one who sounds like he was weaned

Wire’s Colin Newman has found a late-life resurgence of creative energy with Immersion, the Brighton, England, electronic duo he formed