Category: BEST OF 2016

MAGNET’s #21 Album Of 2016: Wilco’s “Schmilco”
Wilco’s Star Wars wasn’t just MAGNET’s 2015 album of the year; it was also a surprising soft reboot. After a

MAGNET’s #22 Album Of 2016: Nada Surf’s “You Know Who You Are”
Nada Surf songwriter Matthew Caws tends to wear his heart on his sleeve, and relationships remain a recurring theme on

MAGNET’s #23 Album Of 2016: Bird Of Youth’s “Get Off”
Beth Wawerna wrote the songs on Get Off during one of the most trying periods of her life. She was

MAGNET’s #24 Album Of 2016: ANOHNI’s “Hopelessness”
2016 was a good year for protest records, and none was more bitter or more beautiful than Hopelessness. It’s a

MAGNET’s #25 Album Of 2016: Flock Of Dimes’ “If You See Me, Say Yes”
It’s tempting to view this Flock Of Dimes release party as the genre-neutral ground where Jenn Wasner’s worlds collide: the