ERIC MATTHEWS: The Imagination Stage [Empyrean]

ERIC MATTHEWS: The Imagination Stage [Empyrean]

At some point, you’d figure that Eric Matthews’ hermetic lifestyle (secreted away in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain range,
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Essential New Music: The Magnetic Fields' "Distortion"

Essential New Music: The Magnetic Fields’ “Distortion”

A man can only wield a ukulele for so long before he runs back to the electric guitar. Anyone who
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KING OF PRUSSIA: Save The Scene [Kindercore]

KING OF PRUSSIA: Save The Scene [Kindercore]

Awash in reverberating melodies, hazy harmonies and many a channel-changing echo effect, the production on King Of Prussia’s debut album
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REVEREND ORGANDRUM: Hi-Fi Stereo [Yep Roc]

REVEREND ORGANDRUM: Hi-Fi Stereo [Yep Roc]

This side project from Jim Heath (a.k.a. Reverend Horton Heat) is an instrumental celebration of vintage barroom trios, and it
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MARAH: Angels Of Destruction! [Yep Roc]

MARAH: Angels Of Destruction! [Yep Roc]

Angels and devils, detox and drink, stray dogs and distant loves, New York and Spain: Angels Of Destruction! presents enough
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THE BREAKUP SOCIETY: Nobody Likes A Winner [Get Hip]

THE BREAKUP SOCIETY: Nobody Likes A Winner [Get Hip]

Newspaper writer and music critic Ed Masley—originally from Pittsburgh, now hailing from Phoenix—pens songs akin to those of kindred spirit
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EX-BOYFRIENDS: In With [Absolutely Kosher]

EX-BOYFRIENDS: In With [Absolutely Kosher]

It’s not always easy coming up with nice things to say about an ex. But in the case of Ex-Boyfriends,
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania