Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Wreckless Eric’s “amERICa”
It’s been quite a while since former Sti ff Records star Wreckless Eric has made a solo album, but that doesn’t
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Essential New Music: Alan Vega, Alex Chilton, Ben Vaughn’s “Cubist Blues”
It’s a crazy story: Over two nights in 1994, Alan Vega (vocals), Alex Chilton (guitars, keyboards, drums) and Ben Vaughn
Essential New Music: Françoise Hardy’s “Tous Le Garcons Et Les Filles,” “Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour,” “Mon Amie La Rose,” “L’Amitie,” “La Maison Ou J’ai Grandi”
By the mid-'60s, Françoise Hardy was a star, although a reluctant one. The shy singer and songwriter had a huge
Essential New Music: Here We Go Magic’s “Be Small”
“It’s hard to stay in your room,” Luke Temple sings on last LP A Di fferent Ship. What a perfect status
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Essential New Music: Wolf Eyes’ “I Am A Problem: Mind In Pieces”
A couple of years ago, Wolf Eyes declared that they no longer play noise—they play “trip metal.” Noise was dead, they said,
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Essential New Music: The Twilight Sad’s “Oran Mor Session”
A cursory search online yields any number of videos with singer James Graham and guitarist Andy MacFarlane from the Twilight
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Essential New Music: Various Artists’ “Ork Records: New York, New York”
Terry Ork arguably ignited rock’s first label when he put Television’s “Little Johnny Jewel” on seven-inch vinyl in 1975. And
Essential New Music: Beat Happening’s “Look Around”
Thirty-two years after the Olympia, Wash., trio flubbed its first notes on tape, Beat Happening’s amateur appeal remains evergreen. Cherry-picked
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
