Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Afghan Whigs’ “Black Love”

He was the Superman Lover of the indie scene, he kept his mirror clean, he was the best faux-Satan that

November 26, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In 2003, Randy Newman began re-recording, solo and at the piano, a selection of songs from throughout his nearly 50-year

November 23, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Ruminations is Conor Oberst’s Nebraska: It’s a set of stripped-down solo recordings, mostly just piano, harmonica and Oberst’s rough poetry,

November 22, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

It’s hard to overstate the awfulness of 1969’s Philosophy Of The World. The guitars are jarringly out of tune, the

November 20, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Almost 40 years after forming in Leeds, the Mekons have yet to take the easy route. Existentialism is a live

November 20, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

As befits a band named after a long-running soap, things don’t change very quickly in the world depicted by Scott

November 19, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In conception, Along A Vanishing Plane is an exceedingly contemporary creation, sculpted using violins, synths, electronics and software. Yet while

November 19, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania