Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Richmond Fontaine’s “You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing To Go Back To”

You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing To Go Back To is being touted as Richmond Fontaine’s farewell LP, and

May 1, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Tim Hecker’s “Love Streams”

“Obsidian Counterpoint,” the five absorbing minutes of electronic pinprick shimmers, airy flutish burbles and spongy, spasmodic shard-stabs that open Tim

April 30, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Charles Bradley’s “Changes”

On his 2011 debut LP, the then-62-year-old Charles Bradley recapped his hardscrabble life story with an impassioned plea (one of

April 30, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Robert Pollard’s “Of Course You Are”

To sweepingly generalize, Robert Pollard fans seem to reside in one of two camps regarding the production quality of his

April 26, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Laura Gibson’s “Empire Builder”

Since we last heard from Laura Gibson, the supple-voiced singer/songwriter moved from Portland, Ore., to New York City, enrolled in

April 24, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: John Kaada & Mike Patton’s “Bacteria Cult”

It’s been a long time since these guys have made material available to the public. Not so much individually—Mike Patton’s

April 24, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania