Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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

July 2, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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

July 1, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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

June 29, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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

June 27, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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

June 25, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Ecstatic Vision’s “Raw Rock Fury”

Ecstatic Vision guitarist and founding principal Doug “Snake Sustaine” Sabolick spent (most of) 1998 to 2013 in the same essential seat

June 24, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Essential New Music: Various Artists’ “Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years Of The Story: An Album To Benefit War Child”

The Story was Brandi Carlile’s breakthrough second album, and the title track, written by her bandmate Phil Hanseroth, has turned

June 22, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC