Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Laser’s “Night Driver”

The sound plied by Laser—the ethereally jumpy trio fronted by Reverie Sound Revue and ex-Broken Social Scene vocalist Lisa Lobsinger—isn’t

February 26, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Ra Ra Riot’s “Need Your Light”

The proposed shift from orchestral indie chamber pop to synthy electropop spurred Ra Ra Riot cellist Alexandra Lawn’s departure well

February 24, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Animal Collective’s “Painting With”

Last we heard from them, the members of Animal Collective had decamped to their childhood hometown of Baltimore for Centipede

February 22, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Half Japanese’s “Perfect”

Oh sure, this is hardly a perfect record by normal-folk standards, but it is a perfect Half Japanese record. And

February 21, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Deep Sea Diver’s “Secrets”

In those moments of reckless abandon and unabashed displays of appreciation, metalheads will headbang, air-guitar or air-drum along to the

February 20, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Mac McCaughan’s “Staring At Your Hologram”

In 2015, Superchunk/Portastatic/Merge Records ringleader Mac McCaughan released Non-Believers, his debut solo album and one of the year’s most surprising

February 18, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania