Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Shannon & The Clams’ “Onion”

Based on the strength and maturity of the fifth album from vocalist/bassist Shannon Shaw and her Clams, every studio session

One of the most singularly affecting musical voices (literal and figurative) of the last 35 years, Tracey Thorn has often

It’s a tough lot, being the flagship band on a willfully obscure record label, but Refrigerator’s never taken the easy

Pianos Become The Teeth aren’t suddenly all sunshine on Wait For Love, but they do feel somewhat lighter-chested. Continuing down

Have you ever said something and then, upon reflection, thought you could say it just a little better? Nowadays, the

For the past few years, Oakland’s Dick Stusso has been writing dark, apprehensive quasi-country scenarios, dwelling on the less savory

It’s difficult to really miss a band like the Get Up Kids. Sure, it’s been seven years since the band

Marisa Anderson’s devotions to music, social transformation and good old-fashioned adventuring have kept her on the road for a fair

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania