Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Nicolas Leirtrø/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Ståle Storløkken’s “Heaven Hill Fragmentarium”
There’s a story that when Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton were on set making Batman, the former advised the latter
Essential New Music: Black Duck’s “Black Duck”
If Rhys Chatham hadn’t already done something with the name, Black Duck really should have been named Guitar Trio. Some
Essential New Music: Swans’ “The Beggar”
Inside the first minute of “The Parasite,” which kicks of the digital and CD (but not LP) editions of The
Essential New Music: Danny Paul Grody’s “Arc Of Day”
Arc Of Day cues you right away: This is music that deals with the passage of time. Time, of course,
Essential New Music: Doug Wieselman’s “WA-Zoh”
The phrase “for the birds” is often applied dismissively. But if you said it to Doug Wieselman’s face, he might
MAGNET Exclusive: “Karen” Excerpt From “Thank You For A Lovely Day: 11 The Go-Betweens Songcomics”
If you have spent any time reading MAGNET over the past three decades, you know about our obsession with the
Essential New Music: Sharron Kraus’ “KIN”
When the stages went quiet, no one artist was better equipped to handle the pandemic than Sharron Kraus. Her songwriting
Essential New Music: Ken Vandermark & Hamid Drake’s “Eternal River”
Ever since Heraclitus so wrote 2,500 years ago, people have been saying that no one can step into the same
Essential New Music: Rose City Band’s “Garden Party”
Audiologists and environmentalists will unite to implore you not to drive the highway with your windows down. The drag will
Essential New Music: Talk West’s “Black Coral Sprig”
If your impressions of the American West have been shaped by its cinematic representations, sooner or later, your mind will
Essential New Music: Mike Gent’s “Career Moves”
Songwriter/guitarist Mike Gent’s band, the Figgs, has been pretty prolific since its 1987 formation, releasing 16 official LPs, including 2022’s
Essential New Music: Alasdair Roberts’ “Grief In The Kitchen And Mirth In The Hall”
A folk song’s enduring appeal may come down to its flexibility. One person’s tall tale is another’s symbolic epic of
Essential New Music: Shizuka’s “Heavenly Persona”
The appeals of the P.S.F. Records catalog are many and diverse, but they can be summed up rather simply this
Essential New Music: Metallica’s “72 Seasons”
It was nearly two decades between 1991’s Metallica and 2008’s Death Magnetic. Nearly two decades of collective head-scratching among fans,