Category: BEST OF 2016

Best Of 2016: Metal
MAGNET’s Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year 1 Funeral Moth Transience (Weird Truth) 2 The Body No One

Best Of 2016: Reissues
MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year 1 Ray Charles The Atlantic Years In Mono (Rhino/Atlantic) 2

Best Of 2016: Q&A With Lucy Dacus
We caught up with Lucy Dacus just after she had returned from a short U.K. tour and almost exactly a

MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2016
25. Flock Of Dimes | If You See Me, Say Yes (Partisan) It’s tempting to view this Flock Of Dimes

MAGNET’s #1 Album Of 2016: Lucy Dacus’ “No Burden”
Lucy Dacus had an unfair advantage in getting our attention this year: Her debut album, No Burden, came out twice,

MAGNET’s #2 Album Of 2016: David Bowie’s “Blackstar”
Given the tragic circumstances, David Bowie could’ve uncorked a mediocre sendoff, and it would’ve likely been met with sympathetic ears.

MAGNET’s #3 Album Of 2016: case/lang/veirs’ “case/lang/veirs”
How could any one-off supergroup ever aspire to be more than the sum of its parts, even one that combines

MAGNET’s #4 Album Of 2016: William Tyler’s “Modern Country”
While it could serve beautifully to soundtrack any number of settings and situations, the genre-straddling Nashville guitarist’s latest opus is