Category: BEST OF 2014
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Best Of 2014: Movies
Yes, it's true! MAGNET editor Eric T. Miller's hellacious work schedule once again leaves him absolutely no time for something
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Best Of 2014: Q&A With Ex Hex
If we’re handing out superlatives, we have to award Best Phone Skills to Mary Timony for the rather hilarious way
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MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2014
25. The Afghan Whigs | Do To The Beast (Sub Pop) Reunion albums suck. And reunion albums with only two original members
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Best Of 2014: Reissues
MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year 1 Robert Wyatt Different Every Time (Domino) 2 Sun Ra
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Best Of 2014: Indie Roots
MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1 Hurray For The Riff Raff Small Town Heroes
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Best Of 2014: Hard Rock
MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1 Mastodon Once More ’Round The Sun (Reprise) 2 Eyehategod
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Best Of 2014: Singer/Songwriter
MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year 1 Sharon Van Etten Are We There (Jagjaguwar) 2
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Best Of 2014: Ambient
MAGNET’s Jakob Dorof picks the best ambient releases of the year 1 Bitchin Bajas Bitchin Bajas (Drag City) 2 Dolphins
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Best Of 2014: Metal
MAGNET’s Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year 1 Boris Noise (Sargent House) 2 Tombs Savage Gold
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Best Of 2014: Jazz/Improv
MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1 Kyle Bruckmann’s Wrack …Awaits Silent Tristero’s Empire (Singlespeed)
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Best Of 2014: World Music
MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 A Long Way
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Best Of 2014: Noise
MAGNET’s Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year 1 Yellow Tears Golden Showers May Bring Flowers (Septic
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Best Of 2014: Hip Hop
MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Piñata (Madlib Invazion) 2