Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: The Necks’ “Travel”
Many musicians rack up the miles just to get to work, but travel has been an especially inescapable aspect of
Essential New Music: Tony Conrad/Arnold Dreyblatt/Jim O’Rourke’s “Tonic 19-01-2001”
This recording represents a nodal point in musical history. The three participants were already connected by a web of acquaintance
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Essential New Music: P.G. Six’s “Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites”
Tea drinkers doubtless knew from the start: Keep an eye on this P.G. Six guy. The name, which seems to
Essential New Music: Magic Tuber Stringband’s “Tarantism”
The 21st century may seem rough, but we really do live in kinder, gentler times. In our era, a character
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Essential New Music: James Brandon Lewis’ “Eye Of I”
Like many suddenly ascendant artists, James Brandon Lewis was around for quite a while before he broke into wider public
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Essential New Music: White Heaven’s “Strange Bedfellow”
Strange Bedfellow is the second album by White Heaven, a band that was active in Tokyo from 1985 to 1997.
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Essential New Music: Yo La Tengo’s “This Stupid World”
Live long enough and you’re bound to build some confidence in what you know. But if you live that long,
Essential New Music: Robert Forster’s “The Candle And The Flame”
Circumstances shape how art is made and how it’s perceived. So it is with the circumstances surrounding The Candle And
Essential New Music: Meg Baird’s “Furling”
In name and sound, Furling feels like a record that makes sense of the last few years. After all, one
Essential New Music: Gunslingers’ “Supreme Asphalt Doser”
Calling your band Gunslingers is just asking for a world of trouble. Failure to deliver the badassery it implies practically
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
