Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures,” “Closer,” “Still” And “Substance”

Thirty-five years on from “Love Will Tear Us Apart”—Joy Division’s magnum opus during a short career that was essentially a

August 20, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Eszter Balint’s “Airless Midnight”

Eszter Balint is a fascinating face familiar to downtown NYC film lovers for her work in Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than

August 18, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Dream Syndicate’s “The Days Of Wine And Roses”

More menacing and Velvets-influenced than its jangly Paisley Underground brethren, the Dream Syndicate was born seemingly fully formed, creating a

August 16, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano’s “Tradición, Arte y Pasión”

It’s hard not to pick up a spring in your step while listening to mariachi music. The uplift of the

August 15, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Richard Buckner’s “The Hill”

To help commemorate the 100th anniversary of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, Merge is re-releasing Richard Buckner’s 2000 album

August 13, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s “Live At Barrowlands”

Old indie-rock bands don't fade away anymore—they merely fester and split, then inevitably reunite for a lucrative run through the internet-fueled

August 11, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Band’s “The Capitol Albums: 1968-1977”

Anyone acquainted with the Canadian collective’s rootsy approximation of rural American soundscapes—true rust-bucket takes on folk, blues, R&B, country, gospel,

August 9, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania