Category: FEATURES

Beach Slang: Teenage Fanclub
Beach Slang finds perfection in the sounds of adolescence After 15 years of writing and playing with Philadelphia punk-rock favorites

The Wytches: Fly By Night
The Wytches’ eclectic second album breathes (and runs) deep We’re speaking with Kristian Bell, singer/songwriter for the Wytches. We’re discussing

Warpaint: The Un-Breakup
There was talk that Warpaint might be over, but instead the band decided to stay together “If you want to

EZTV: Easy To Love
EZTV explores record-geek rock both old and new “The stuff we’re interested in now is kind of the threads of

Merchandise: American Gothic
On its sophomore LP, Merchandise channels the darkness of 2016 “In their obsessive concern for the health of their political

GOAT: Masked And Anonymous
Swedish psych/folk/world-music collective GOAT gets down to basics on its third album The members of GOAT, as you may or

The Minders: Still Right As Rain
Martyn Leaper flows into adulthood with Into The River, the first Minders album in a decade Since forming in 1996,

Pansy Division: True Colors
The gay-rock punk pioneers in Pansy Division are back with their first album in seven years It may not be

The Devil Makes Three: Redemption Songs
The Devil Makes Three still likes that old-time rock ’n’ roll “People are always asking us where our music comes

The Head And The Heart: Live Through This
The Head And The Heart explores the personal on its major-label debut When Jonathan Russell caught up with MAGNET, he

Lisa Hannigan: Hearts And Bones
Famous friends helped Lisa Hannigan find inspiration for her latest LP Celtic thrush Lisa Hannigan had feathered her nest so

Cass McCombs: The Politics Of Dancing
Cass McCombs addresses issues of gender, race and power on his new LP “No one likes a poetic musician; we’re

El Perro del Mar: World Party
El Perro del Mar’s latest explores a planet without borders A visit to a musical instrument museum with her toddler

Teenage Fanclub: Caledonia Dreaming
Teenage Fanclub returns with songs of love, hope and redemption Six years in the flimsy, fickle world of rock and