Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Naked Roommate’s “Do The Duvet”

In the 21st century, the term "post-punk" has been widely applied to acts that have no punk in their blood

September 2, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Lloyd Thayer & Jerome Deupree’s “Duets”

Sometimes you just have to narrow your options a bit to get things done. Cambridge, Mass., multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Thayer has

August 28, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Bailterspace’s “Concret”

It’s tempting to say that any combo of musicians who first played together 40 years ago has been around for

August 18, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Christian Lillinger’s Open Form For Society’s “Live”

If you want your art to change the world, you have to think big. Sun Ra proposed extra-terrestrial solutions to

August 12, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Yo La Tengo’s “We Have Amnesia Sometimes”

No one planned for a year like this. Even the survivalists muffed it; they might've stocked up on guns and

August 6, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: Stirrup+6’s “The Avondale Addition”

Stirrup has always had a thing for addition. The instrumental trio—bassist Nick Macri, drummer Charles Rumback and cello/electronics/tenor-guitar player Fred

July 30, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Dan Melchior’s “Embankment To The End Of The Line”

Dan Melchior has been a resident of the United States for 22 years. But before that, he was part of

July 21, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC