Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Nicolas Leirtrø/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Ståle Storløkken’s “Heaven Hill Fragmentarium”
There’s a story that when Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton were on set making Batman, the former advised the latter
Essential New Music: Black Duck’s “Black Duck”
If Rhys Chatham hadn’t already done something with the name, Black Duck really should have been named Guitar Trio. Some
Essential New Music: Swans’ “The Beggar”
Inside the first minute of “The Parasite,” which kicks of the digital and CD (but not LP) editions of The
Essential New Music: Danny Paul Grody’s “Arc Of Day”
Arc Of Day cues you right away: This is music that deals with the passage of time. Time, of course,
Essential New Music: Doug Wieselman’s “WA-Zoh”
The phrase “for the birds” is often applied dismissively. But if you said it to Doug Wieselman’s face, he might
MAGNET Exclusive: “Karen” Excerpt From “Thank You For A Lovely Day: 11 The Go-Betweens Songcomics”
If you have spent any time reading MAGNET over the past three decades, you know about our obsession with the
Essential New Music: Sharron Kraus’ “KIN”
When the stages went quiet, no one artist was better equipped to handle the pandemic than Sharron Kraus. Her songwriting
















