Category: BEST OF 2017
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MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2017
25. House And Land | House And Land (Thrill Jockey) The past has a lot to say to the present,
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Best Of 2017: Q&A With Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield
We caught up with Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield in her hometown of Birmingham, Ala., during some downtime between tour legs for
MAGNET’s #1 Album Of 2017: Waxahatchee’s “Out In The Storm”
Make no mistake, MAGNET’s album of the year is about a nasty breakup, but it’s not completely informed by misery
MAGNET’s #2 Album Of 2017: The National’s “Sleep Well Beast”
As easy as it is to love the National, it’s also easy to dismiss the band as simultaneously understated and
MAGNET’s #3 Album Of 2017: The War On Drugs’ “A Deeper Understanding”
By now, it’s common knowledge that the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel is an obsessive tinkerer. So we’ll never know
MAGNET’s #4 Album Of 2017: Chastity Belt’s “I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone”
After breaking out with an album-length survey of the freaks and geeks found at most social gatherings (2015’s Time To
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MAGNET’s #5 Album Of 2017: Manchester Orchestra’s “A Black Mile To The Surface”
One of the biggest coming-out parties of 2017, Manchester Orchestra’s A Black Mile To The Surface locates the Atlanta band
MAGNET’s #6 Album Of 2017: Sampha’s “Process”
You can learn a lot about who’s got next by watching the VIP section at Coachella. When Stormzy, Mura Masa,
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MAGNET’s #7 Album Of 2017: Future Islands’ “The Far Field”
The narrative for Future Islands’ fifth album is simple and linear: The Samuel Herring-fronted synth-pop band struck gold with “Seasons
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MAGNET’s #8 Album Of 2017: Queens Of The Stone Age’s “Villains”
Queens Of The Stone Age records are like strangers sidling up to you at a dive bar with a double
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
