Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Chris Bell’s “I Am The Cosmos”

If a pop masterpiece drops in the forest, does it make a sound? It took four years for “I Am

December 17, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Acetone’s “1992-2001”

Acetone is just the latest ’90s curiosity to be plucked from hushed, record-store-counter cult status (read: utter anonymity) by Seattle

December 16, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: David Bowie’s “A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982)”

The story of how David Bowie got from L.A. to Berlin is infamous: Tired of cocaine and plasticity, he left

December 14, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Rostam’s “Half Light”

Rostam Batmanglij is substantially responsible for shaping the sound and music of Vampire Weekend, so it’s unsurprising—probably inevitable—that the producer/multi-instrumentalist’s

December 12, 2017 / 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

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania