Category: BEST OF 2016

MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1 Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano Heritage (Qwest/MCPS) 2

MAGNET’s Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year 1 Morgan & Dilloway Live In A Basement To No

MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1 Temple Of The Dog Temple Of The Dog

MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1 Tashi Dorji & Tyler Damon Both Will Escape

MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1 Kacy & Clayton Strange Country (New West) 2

MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1 Frank Ocean blond (Boys Don’t Cry) 2 Chance

MAGNET’s Tim Stegall picks the best punk releases of the year 1 Scientists A Place Called Bad (Numero Group) 2

MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year 1 Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide To Earth (Atlantic)

MAGNET’s Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year 1 Funeral Moth Transience (Weird Truth) 2 The Body No One

MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year 1 Ray Charles The Atlantic Years In Mono (Rhino/Atlantic) 2

We caught up with Lucy Dacus just after she had returned from a short U.K. tour and almost exactly a

25. Flock Of Dimes | If You See Me, Say Yes (Partisan) It’s tempting to view this Flock Of Dimes

Lucy Dacus had an unfair advantage in getting our attention this year: Her debut album, No Burden, came out twice,

Given the tragic circumstances, David Bowie could’ve uncorked a mediocre sendoff, and it would’ve likely been met with sympathetic ears.