Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
ADVERTISEMENT
Essential New Music: Land Of Talk’s “Life After Youth”
In 2006, Canadian Elizabeth Powell transitioned from pretty pop solo project Ele_K* to anthemic riot grrrl-tinged Land Of Talk, cranking
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Essential New Music: Juliana Hatfield’s “Pussycat”
There was a time when Juliana Hatfield played coy, but the toxic muse behind Pussycat’s bittersweet melodies and crunchy guitar
Essential New Music: Los Straitjackets’ “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets”
Like their instro-rock forefathers the Ventures, Nashville’s Los Straitjackets have never shied away from a good gimmick. The guys wear
ADVERTISEMENT
Essential New Music: Pond’s “The Weather”
Pond’s most endearing and admirable quality is also one with the potential to drive listeners nuts. The Perth, Australia, quartet’s
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
Essential New Music: Suicide Commandos’ “Time Bomb”
In 1975, Suicide Commandos were Minneapolis’ version of something that was festering independently in every locale worldwide: They were the
Essential New Music: The Octopus Project’s “Memory Mirror”
Since its 1999 formation, the Octopus Project has evolved from raw, 8-bit thrift-store electronic experimentalists to more sophisticated 8-bit avant-garde
Essential New Music: Blondie’s “Pollinator”
After almost two decades of silence, Blondie reunited in 1999, and this fifth post-reunion project tips its hat to the
Essential New Music: Sun Ra And His Arkestra’s “Thunder Of The Gods”
It’s only appropriate. Some long-lost/for- gotten space-age recordings left behind by avant-garde jazz boffin Sun Ra are finally unearthed, and
