Essential New Music: The Necks' "Travel"

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
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Essential New Music:  Tony Conrad/Arnold Dreyblatt/Jim O’Rourke's "Tonic 19-01-2001"

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"

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
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Essential New Music: Magic Tuber Stringband's "Tarantism"

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"

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"

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"

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,
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Essential New Music: Robert Forster's "The Candle And The Flame"

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
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Essential New Music: Meg Baird's "Furling"

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
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Essential New Music: Gunslingers' "Supreme Asphalt Doser"

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
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania