Category: BEST OF 2013

Against all odds, MAGNET movie guy Jud Cost got his copy in before (not after) the Oscar show this year.

The Silver Gymnasium is Okkervil River’s best album so far. It marks a return to expansive conceptual works like Black

25. Phosphorescent | Muchacho (Dead Oceans)It took Jason Molina all of three days to reincarnate. Country rock’s consummate front- and

MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year. 1 Various Artists There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee

MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year. 1 Sam Amidon Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) 2 Anais

MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year. 1 Vista Chino Peace (Napalm) 2 Kvelertak Meir (Roadrunner)

MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year. 1 Patty Griffin Silver Bell (UMe) 2 Patty Griffin

MAGNET’s Jakob Dorof picks the best ambient releases of the year. 1 Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet Photographs (Erstwhile) 2

MAGNET’s Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year. 1 Kylesa Ultraviolet (Season Of Mist) 2 Deafheaven Sunbather

MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year. 1 Nate Wooley (Sit In) The Throne Of Friendship

MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year. 1 Various Artists Salsa De La Bahia, Vol. 1

MAGNET’s Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year. 1 TAHNZZ Xila (Sick Sick Sick Distro) 2 Wipe

MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year. 1 Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Aftermath/Interscope)2 Kanye