Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Dr. John’s “The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1969-1974”

While there’s an urge (and a need) for exhaustive retrospection and rarified treasure-hunting, there’s something bluntly elegant about compacting highly

September 13, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Dope Body “Kunk”

If the press info sent along with Kunk is to be believed, Dope Body mostly came up with the material

September 12, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Beach House’s “Depression Cherry”

Formalities first: Depression Cherry is the fifth season of Beach House, and by now, anyone who’s spent time in them

September 10, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Robert Forster’s “Songs To Play”

The most dangerous card shark is the one who lets you think you’ve seen his hand. Songs To Play, Robert

September 8, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: FIDLAR’s “Too”

These garage-dwelling skate punks were so gloriously unhinged on their debut, one couldn’t help but fear that they would rein

September 6, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Arcs’ “Yours, Dreamily”

In the weeks before release, Dan Auerbach started describing Yours, Dreamily as “really experimental” and “extra weird.” Then the Black

September 5, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: The Sword’s “High Country”

The Sword delivers the gawd-damn goods every single time. We’re simple folk and we just want some heady, heavy, nerdy

September 2, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC