Essential New Music: Elena Setién's "Another Kind Of Revolution"

Essential New Music: Elena Setién’s “Another Kind Of Revolution”

Generally, revolutions are decisive acts of will, but not the one that Elena Setién has in mind. While the songs
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Interpol, Car Seat Headrest And Snail Mail Say Yes To MSG

Interpol, Car Seat Headrest And Snail Mail Say Yes To MSG

If you would've told us at the turn of the century during the Techno Animal, Large Professor, Mr. Len, Khan,
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Manly Indie Supergroup Eyelids Bring A Taste Of Portlandia To Philadelphia

Manly Indie Supergroup Eyelids Bring A Taste Of Portlandia To Philadelphia

Featuring guys who play or have played with Guided By Voices, the Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus and Dharma Bums and produced
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Meltdown Festival: John Maus Delivers The Most Intense Solo Performance You Will Ever Witness

Meltdown Festival: John Maus Delivers The Most Intense Solo Performance You Will Ever Witness

John Maus kicked off the 2019 leg of his tour in support of last year's Addendum the end of January,
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Normal History Vol. 517: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 517: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Michael Chapman's "True North"

Essential New Music: Michael Chapman’s “True North”

True North is Michael Chapman’s second album for Paradise Of Bachelors, and once again Steve Gunn sits in the producer’s
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Ruby Tuesday: Peter Murphy And David J Bring Bauhaus Back From The Dead

Ruby Tuesday: Peter Murphy And David J Bring Bauhaus Back From The Dead

Peter Murphy brought "The Ruby Tour: 40 Years Of Bauhaus" to Union Transfer on Tuesday, and he was just what
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A Conversation With Bob Mould

A Conversation With Bob Mould

The last time I saw Bob Mould, he was as fit as he’s ever been—almost unrecognizably so. It was 2002,
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Sharon Van Etten Reminds Us Today That She Is A Force To Be Reckoned With

Sharon Van Etten Reminds Us Today That She Is A Force To Be Reckoned With

Sharon Van Etten just released fifth album Remind Me Tomorrow (Jagjaguwar), and she's on the road all this month supporting
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32nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert Delivers Music And A Message

32nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert Delivers Music And A Message

Philip Glass was the artistic director and curator of the 32nd annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
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Normal History Vol. 516: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 516: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Mount Moriah's H.C. McEntire Brings Her Southern Comfort Up North

Mount Moriah’s H.C. McEntire Brings Her Southern Comfort Up North

Mount Moriah frontwoman H.C. McEntire issued solo debut Lionheart a year ago via Merge, and the LP featured a little
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Ireland's SOAK Brings "Grim Town" To Our Town And Knocks Us Off Our Feet

Ireland’s SOAK Brings “Grim Town” To Our Town And Knocks Us Off Our Feet

On April 26, SOAK will issue sophomore album Grim Town via Rough Trade. Bridie Monds-Watson—the 22-year-old Derry, Ireland, native who
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Essential New Music: Pedro The Lion’s "Phoenix"

Essential New Music: Pedro The Lion’s “Phoenix”

Much of David Bazan’s music over the past two decades has fixated on the many ways in which we ache,
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

A Conversation With Guster's Ryan Miller

A Conversation With Guster’s Ryan Miller

The last time we checked in with Guster for a MAGNET cover story four years ago, the quartet was dipping
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Rebekah Rolland Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape

Rebekah Rolland Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape

Rebekah Rolland’s debut album, Seed And Silo, came out last year via Sky Island, and a lot of the stimulus for the
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Essential New Music: Masaki Batoh's "Nowhere"

Essential New Music: Masaki Batoh’s “Nowhere”

Don’t look back, Dylan once quoted. (Negro/Major League pitching great Satchel Paige actually initially said the words). Spoken like a
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