Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: ESG’s “Keep On Moving”

Long before LCD Soundsystem and the DFA label’s bard of spindly soul, the Scroggins (Val, Renee, Marie) and Leroy Glover

November 4, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Mogwai’s “Every Country’s Sun”

Every band believes it’s special and unique. Even those ruffians butchering Pantera covers at your local health-code disaster masquerading as

November 2, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Deer Tick’s “Deer Tick Vol. 1” And “Deer Tick Vol. 2”

Deer Tick has always unapologetically traded on its dichotomy. In the studio, John McCauley’s gently introspective indie folk/rock collective reflected

October 31, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Dent May’s “Across The Multiverse”

If Brian Wilson penned teenage symphonies to God, Mississippi marvel Dent May writes cosmic anthems for the Snapchat age. The

October 29, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Jason Wilber’s “Reaction Time”

The inescapable bullet point in Jason Wilber’s curriculum vitae is his long, productive stint as John Prine’s guitarist, but you

October 28, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Cribs’ “24/7 Rock Star Shit”

Twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and younger brother Ross, operating as the Cribs, seem to relish doing things the hard

October 26, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Lal And Mike Waterson’s “Bright Phoebus”; Judy Dyble And Andy Lewis’ “Summer Dancing”

These are bustling days for British folk fans, what with still-frolicking scene linchpins Fairport Convention celebrating its first 50 years,

October 24, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Lo Tom’s “Lo Tom”

Lo Tom, comprising the principal members of Pedro The Lion and Starflyer 59, sounds like—words fail—Pedro The Lion meets Starflyer

October 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania