Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
![Essential New Music: Edition Redux's "Better A Rook Than A Pawn"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Edition Redux’s “Better A Rook Than A Pawn”
Edition Redux is the latest in a sequence of bands that Ken Vandermark has formed that permit him to explore
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Essential New Music: María Elena Silva’s “Dulce”
All is not sweet inside of Dulce. María Elena Silva is a singer and guitarist with a past in the flatlands and
![Essential New Music: Lea Bertucci's "Of Shadow And Substance"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Lea Bertucci’s “Of Shadow And Substance”
Knowing that Lea Bertucci has made a record doesn’t mean you know what sort of music she’s made or even
![Essential New Music: François J. Bonnet & Stephen O’Malley's "Cylene II"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: François J. Bonnet & Stephen O’Malley’s “Cylene II”
Have you heard the one about the composer/sound theorist who teamed up with a slow-motion metal guitarist? There you go,
![Essential New Music: Daniel Bachman's "When The Roses Come Again"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Daniel Bachman’s “When The Roses Come Again”
Daniel Bachman’s latest album takes its name from a tune that’s been sung by Songs Of The Pioneers, Billy Bragg
![Essential New Music: Jason Adasiewicz's "Roscoe Village: The Music Of Roscoe Mitchell"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Jason Adasiewicz’s “Roscoe Village: The Music Of Roscoe Mitchell”
Roscoe Village is a comfortable neighborhood on Chicago’s north side where you can drop a few bucks on brunch. It’s
![Essential New Music: Madhuvanti Pal's "The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena)"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Madhuvanti Pal’s “The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena)”
The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena) is the vinyl debut from Madhuvanti Pal. The relationship between femininity and the rudra
![Essential New Music: Anna Webber's "Shimmer Wince"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Anna Webber’s “Shimmer Wince”
When musicians who have come up through Western musical systems embrace “just intonation” (the more mathematically consistent system that was
![Essential New Music: The Feelies' "Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: The Feelies’ “Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground”
Feelies concerts are the stuff of legend. Setlists might not change much from decade to decade (hell, the band might
![Essential New Music: Irreversible Entanglements' "Protect Your Light"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Irreversible Entanglements’ “Protect Your Light”
In another review written three-and-a-half years ago, I opined that Irreversible Entanglements are in it for the long haul. That’s
![Essential New Music: Carlton Melton’s "Turn To Earth"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Carlton Melton’s “Turn To Earth”
During his latter-period experimentations with non-traditional sounds and arrangements, Jimi Hendrix referred to his collaborations as an “Electric Church.” More
![Essential New Music: Setting's "Shone A Rainbow Light On"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Setting’s “Shone A Rainbow Light On”
When someone drops the word “rainbow” into their album title, they set up some expectations. If your imagine conjures hopes
![Essential New Music: Radian's "Distorted Rooms"](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Radian’s “Distorted Rooms”
Distorted Rooms is the first Radian record in seven years. That may seem like a long time, even allowing for
![Essential New Music: Hello Whirled’s “No Use Crying Over Spilled Blood”](https://magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/pt-content-views-pro/public/assets/images/lazy_image.png)
Essential New Music: Hello Whirled’s “No Use Crying Over Spilled Blood”
Whenever anyone writes about Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, it’s a fair bet they mention that he’s prolific. (You