Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: jennylee’s “right on!”

Jenny Lee Lindberg plays bass with psychedelic dream-pop band Warpaint. On her solo debut, Lindberg and co-producer/drummer Norm Block pare

January 2, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Look at the Bob Dylan pursing his lips, readying for a smirk on the cover of The Cutting Edge boxed

January 1, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

It's been 10 years, and we probably should have seen it coming, but lo and behold, Deerhunter has evolved from

December 30, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Perhaps “abstract modern composition” best describes Preamble, a record perfectly suited to its title. Composed by Dawn Of Midi’s Qasim

December 28, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Twas quite a journey for the Jam, from teenage R&B cultists apprenticing in mid-’70s working men’s clubs to England’s biggest

December 27, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

There is nothing more beautiful or contentious than family. Luckily, Los Angeles quintet Babes—comprised of siblings Aaron, Zach and Sarah

December 26, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

"Cooler than a polar bear’s toenails” is the latest offering of legendary Rockpile-er, Nick Lowe, and his merry bunch of

December 25, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

How many groups can plausibly claim, “Hey man, we really nailed it on that seventh LP, right?” I mean, how

December 23, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania