Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Yawpers’ “Boy In A Well”

On this disturbing album, the Yawpers give us a song cycle—you can call it a rock opera without indulging in

December 10, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Ben Sollee And Kentucky Native’s “Ben Sollee And Kentucky Native”

Cellist, songwriter, activist and proud Kentucky native Ben Sollee has always been a difficult artist to predict. The difference between

December 9, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Moses Sumney’s “Aromanticism”

In the video for his single “Doomed,” Moses Sumney performs submerged in azure water, lit softly from above (or is

December 7, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Shout Out Louds’ “Ease My Mind”

It’s easy to love Swedish bands like the Mary Onettes, Radio Dept. and Shout Out Louds. They have a knack

December 5, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Wand’s “Plum”

Los Angeles’ modern psych-rock heroes return with their fourth LP and first since 2015’s stunning 1000 Days. Plum finds the

December 3, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Alan Vega’s “IT”

As aggressively influential as the scorched-earth electro of Suicide was (that being vocalist/poet/painter Alan Vega’s duo with machine manipulation Martin

December 2, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Oh Sees’ “Orc”

What’s in a name? For guitar wildman John Dwyer, it’s hard to tell. After several releases under various permutations of

November 30, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania