Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Velvet Underground’s “The Complete Matrix Tapes”

Hard to imagine, considering the band practically invented punk, indie and every other vital modern musical form, but as the

January 9, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Just because Will Toledo is a newcomer doesn’t mean that he’s new. The Virginia-born, Seattle-based songwriter has released album after

January 8, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

When we last saw Savannah four-piece Baroness, it was exploring vast expanses of sound and style on 2012’s double-LP Yellow

January 6, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

As the soundtrack to the dreamily experimental, 75-minute home movie of the same name, the Laurie Anderson-directed Heart Of A

January 4, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Having a production team consisting of Chris Common, Matt Bayles (then a band member) and Alex Rose (who replaced Bayles

January 3, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Jenny Lee Lindberg plays bass with psychedelic dream-pop band Warpaint. On her solo debut, Lindberg and co-producer/drummer Norm Block pare

January 2, 2016 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania