Category: BEST OF 2015

Best Of 2015: Movies
Take it from us, these are the five finest movies of 2015. The Big Short and Spotlight, both dealing with

Best Of 2015: World Music
MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1 Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca At Home (Jazz

Best Of 2015: Noise
MAGNET’s Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year 1 Power Monster White Single Female (Signora Ward) 2

Best Of 2015: Hard Rock
MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1 We Hunt Buffalo Living Ghosts (Fuzzorama) 2 Wake

Best Of 2015: Jazz/Improv
MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1 Joshua Abrams Magnetoception (Eremite) 2 Mike Reed’s People,

Best Of 2015: Indie Roots
MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1 Mandolin Orange Such Jubilee (Yep Roc) 2 Joan

Best Of 2015: Hip Hop
MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope)

Best Of 2015: Punk
MAGNET’s Tim Stegall picks the best punk releases of the year 1 The Sonics This Is The Sonics (Revox)2 The

Best Of 2015: Singer/Songwriter
MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year 1 Waxahatchee Ivy Tripp (Merge) 2 Bobby Long Ode