Yo La Tengo: A Most Orderly Riot

Yo La Tengo: A Most Orderly Riot

For a record constructed in such an unconventional, informal manner, Yo La Tengo's There’s A Riot Going On is surprisingly structural
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Essential New Music: Yo La Tengo's  "There’s A Riot Going On"

Essential New Music: Yo La Tengo’s “There’s A Riot Going On”

Even after almost 35 years, Yo La Tengo still comes across—in the best sense of the word—as amateur. Not hardened
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Essential New Music: Young Jesus' "S/T"

Essential New Music: Young Jesus’ “S/T”

“Feeling” is more than just the name of a song for Young Jesus. It’s a statement of intent. For almost
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Essential New Music: Bardo Pond's "Volume 8"

Essential New Music: Bardo Pond’s “Volume 8”

Most bands have a discography you can chart on a timeline. Bardo Pond’s is more like a delta, with tributaries
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Essential New Music: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's "Wrong Creatures"; Buffalo Tom's "Quiet And Peace"

Essential New Music: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s “Wrong Creatures”; Buffalo Tom’s “Quiet And Peace”

What manner of madness is this, combining reviews of leather-jacket brooders Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with nice-guy indie-rock journeymen Buffalo
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A Complete Idiot's Guide To Guided By Voices: All 25 Albums Ranked

A Complete Idiot’s Guide To Guided By Voices: All 25 Albums Ranked

Because everyone loves lists, especially fans of their Uncle Bob Not counting 1995’s King Shit And The Golden Boys (a

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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania