Category: BEST OF 2012
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Best Of 2012: Movies
The alarm clock of MAGNET's veteran movie scribe Jud Cost started ringing just in time to roust him out of
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Best Of 2012: Q&A With The Walkmen
When they’re not touring, the Walkmen are scattered, with two guys in Brooklyn, two in Philly and one in New
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MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2012
25. John K. Samson | Provincial (Anti-) The subjects on the debut solo album by the frontman for Winnipeg’s the Weakerthans could
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Best Of 2012: Reissues
MAGNET's A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year. 1 Johnny Cash The Complete Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 2 Lee
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Best Of 2012: Hard Rock
MAGNET's Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year. 1 Black Breath Sentenced To Life (Southern Lord) 2
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Best Of 2012: Singer/Songwriter
MAGNET's Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year. 1 Beth Orton Sugaring Season (Anti-) 2 Alejandro Escovedo
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Best Of 2012: Electronic
MAGNET's Justin Hampton picks the best electronic releases of the year. 1 Death Grips The Money Store (Epic) 2 Hundred
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Best Of 2012: Metal
MAGNET's Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year. 1 Christian Mistress Possessed (Relapse) 2 Pallbearer Sorrow And
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Best Of 2012: Jazz/Improv
MAGNET's Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year. 1 Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo Ancestors
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Best Of 2012: Indie Roots
MAGNET's Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year. 1 Mumford & Sons Daytrotter Stopover Sessions (Daytrotter) 2 Old
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Best Of 2012: Punk/Hardcore
Magnet's Bryan Reed picks the best punk/hardcore releases of the year. 1 White Lung Sorry (Deranged) 2 K-Holes Dismania (Hardly
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Best Of 2012: World Music
MAGNET's j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year. 1 TriBeCaStan New Deli (Evergreen) 2 Balkan Beat Box
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Best Of 2012: Noise
MAGNET's Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year. 1 Penny Royale This Town (Sleepy Hollows Editions) 2
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Best Of 2012: Hip Hop
MAGNET's Elliott Sharp picks the best hip-hop releases of the year. 1 Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, m.A.A.d City (Interscope/Aftermath/Top Dawg)