Category: 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

Essential New Music: Hello Whirled’s “No Use Crying Over Spilled Blood”

Whenever anyone writes about Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, it’s a fair bet they mention that he’s prolific. (You

September 26, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: James Brandon Lewis/Red Lily Quintet’s “For Mahalia, With Love”

For Mahalia, With Love is a record that gets down to fundamentals, but not just in the way that its

September 22, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: P.G. Six’s “Murmurs & Whispers”

Pat Gubler is the kind of guy who can intuit fellow musicians’ ideals and help them sound like better versions

September 12, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense”

The movie Stop Making Sense constitutes an undeniable high for Talking Heads. The Jonathan Demme-directed documentary of the band’s 1983

September 1, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC