Category: 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

Essential New Music: Bert Jansch’s “Live At The 12 Bar”

The late Bert Jansch was a master of the acoustic guitar, a Scotsman renowned within the British folk scene of

August 8, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Various Artists “Parallelogram”

Take Bardo Pond’s side-long eff ort, “Screens For A Catch (Fur Bearing Eyes).” The Philadelphia-based psychedelic quintet’s ability to fill

August 5, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Richard Thompson’s “Still”

Over the course of close to 50 albums, Richard Thompson has set the bar extraordinarily high, so high that even

August 3, 2015 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania