Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Clean’s “Getaway”

The Clean said it itself on one of its early songs: “Anything Can Happen.” When David and Hamish Kilgour and

January 26, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Bright Light Social Hour & Israel Nash’s “Neighbors”

Israel Nash’s shape-shifting maneuver from above-average rootsy singer/songwriter to expansive desert rocker has been one of the more interesting Americana

January 24, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Split Single’s “Metal Frames”

Split Single auteur Jason Narducy didn’t appear out of nowhere in 2014 with the excellent Fragmented World debut LP; he’s

January 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Colin Newman’s “A-Z” “Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish” “Not To”

Vinyl is presently the big thing for collectors, audiophiles and people trying to fit in, but we’re going to recommend

January 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Dan Melchior’s “Melpomene”

In ancient Greek mythology, Melpomene is the muse of tragedy. Dan Melchior never spells out what tragedy is on his

January 21, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Soundgarden’s “Badmotorfinger”

Badmotorfinger was Soundgarden’s crowning achievement, splitting the difference between the tuneless bludgeoning of 1989’s Louder Than Love and the more

January 21, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Amor~Convertino’s “The Western Suite And Siesta Songs”

In 1997, Paris-based multi-instrumentalist Naim Amor moved to Tucson, Ariz., where he quickly found his way inside the orbit of

January 19, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania