Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: BCMC’s “Foreign Smokes”

No lesser a mind than Stephen Hawking once invoked Goldilocks’ search for just-rightness when discussing the very narrow set of

November 3, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Anna Webber’s “Shimmer Wince”

When musicians who have come up through Western musical systems embrace “just intonation” (the more mathematically consistent system that was

October 27, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Feelies’ “Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground”

Feelies concerts are the stuff of legend. Setlists might not change much from decade to decade (hell, the band might

October 20, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Irreversible Entanglements’ “Protect Your Light”

In another review written three-and-a-half years ago, I opined that Irreversible Entanglements are in it for the long haul. That’s

October 13, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Carlton Melton’s “Turn To Earth”

During his latter-period experimentations with non-traditional sounds and arrangements, Jimi Hendrix referred to his collaborations as an “Electric Church.” More

October 9, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Setting’s “Shone A Rainbow Light On”

When someone drops the word “rainbow” into their album title, they set up some expectations. If your imagine conjures hopes

October 6, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Radian’s “Distorted Rooms”

Distorted Rooms is the first Radian record in seven years. That may seem like a long time, even allowing for

September 29, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania