Category: RECORD REVIEWS

THE NOTWIST: The Devil, You + Me [Domino]

The Notwist’s last album, 2003’s Neon Golden, was irresistibly catchy and irretrievably downbeat. Both of those qualities are muted on

June 17, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

If My Brightest Diamond’s 2006 debut Bring Me The Workhorse was singer/songwriter Shara Worden’s dramatic move away from the clutches

June 17, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

From Big Star to beard-era Beatles, Sloan’s sprawling Never Hear The End Of It hit all the classic pop touchstones

June 10, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

“I just want it to be weird,” Jim James told MAGNET last summer, when his still-gestating Evil Urges barely registered

June 10, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

As violinist for Rufus Wainwright, Lou Reed, Antony And The Johnsons and others, Joan Wasser possesses impeccable artistic credentials. As

June 10, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

Ladytron’s default mode is steadfast retroism. When the Liverpool band isn’t playing synth pop, it’s shoegazing. On fourth album Velocifero,

June 3, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania