Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Stefan Christensen’s “In Time”

It’s time, quite literally, for Stefan Christensen to come clean. Previous recordings by the denizen of New Haven, Conn., have

October 3, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

BASIC began when Philadelphians Chris Forsyth and Nick Millevoi spent some of their COVID downtime talking about records. Among their

September 27, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

While the name of this album implies immobility, the record itself will not be confined. It first appeared in 2022

September 13, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

From connection comes meaning, but also pain. This album’s title words “Hang in there with me” come from third track

August 30, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Wandering poet. Novelist whose work has been translated into Serbian. Gladiator opposing the efforts of New Zealand’s national library to

August 23, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Poly-saxophonist (he’s up to four now) Dave Rempis and electric guitarist Tashi Dorji are hardly strangers. With their trio Kuzu

Changes come fast and hard in the 21st century, and they don’t let up. Nightshift’s last album, 2021’s Zöe, caught that queasy

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania