Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Todd Rundgren’s “White Knight”

Only Todd Rundgren—wizard, true star, avatar of vocal blue-eyed soul—would execute something as trendily popular as a duets album. And

Justin Townes Earle used his first six albums for a good deal of self-examination, to document his alcohol and substance

With bands such as Beach House, Fear Of Men and Purity Ring rediscovering the effects pedals of the dream-pop era,

The late Tony Conrad grew up trying to learn classical music while listening to bluegrass on the radio. These elements

Probably a much bigger deal across the pond than in its country of origin, and with longtime support of the

Although their soul influences have been well documented, the Afghan Whigs have always been at their core a guitar-driven rock

Though the band has been overshadowed by the other instrumental rock juggernaut in Constellation Records’ stable, Godspeed You! Black Emperor,

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania