Normal History Vol. 474: 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
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Cheer-Accident’s “Done”
If you want to impress your friends by saying you got in on the ground floor with Cheer-Accident via the
Totally Mild: Sense Of A Woman
Melbourne’s Totally Mild comes of age with Her “Her is an album about being a woman—knowing women intimately, relating to
Throwback Thursday: Lucy Dacus’ “No Burden” (MAGNET’s #1 Album Of 2016)
Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov With the release of her excellent new sophomore album Historian (read our review
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of US, Today’s “Spellcaster (Dr. Spirit)”
Did you ever wonder what would happen if Us Weekly and USA Today merged? Well, the result would decidedly not
Essential New Music: Lucy Dacus’ “Historian”
“I’m afraid of pain, both yours and mine,” sings Lucy Dacus plaintively on the cold open to “Yours And Mine,”
Wayback Wednesday: Wild Beasts
Now MAGNET faves Wild Beasts have officially broken up, we look back on the feature we did when the quartet's
Wild Beasts: Going Out In Style
Britain’s Wild Beasts end their 15-year career with a live-in-the-studio LP Leaving on a high note was of paramount importance
Franz Ferdinand: All My Friends
Franz Ferdinand is playing at James Murphy’s house. One of the best Franz Ferdinand performances is on an LCD Soundsystem
Record Review: Franz Ferdinand’s “Always Ascending”
Franz Ferdinand seems to have a thing for laziness. In addition to the Glasgow band’s generally louche persona, there’s a
Superchunk: Mac Takes The Wheel
How Superchunk streamlined its songwriting process Our Noise, John Cook’s excellent oral history of Merge Records written with Mac McCaughan
Superchunk: Pretty Hate Machine
Indie-rock institution Superchunk tempers a grim worldview with uplifting punk melodies Given the subject matter of Superchunk’s 11th record, it’s
Essential New Music: Kississippi’s “Sunset Blush”
It was difficult not to get too excited when Philly’s Kississippi released “Cut Yr Teeth” back in December. It felt
Record Review: The Decemberists’ “I’ll Be Your Girl”
Anyone who’s been cussed out by “Ben Franklin’s Song” knows Colin Meloy still has some poison left in his quill.
In The News: Johnny Marr, Matthew Sweet, Joseph Arthur & Peter Buck, Gang Gang Dance, Gruff Rhys, Manic Street Preachers, Fall, Megadeth, Chrissie Hynde And More
Heeeeere's Johnny! Smiths co-founder, former MAGNET cover star and one of the greatest guitarists currently walking the planet Johnny Marr
Essential New Music: Tania Chen With Thurston Moore, David Toop, And Jon Leidecker’s “John Cage: Electronic Music For Piano”
The title of Electronic Music For Piano isn’t the only paradoxical thing about it. The score, which updates an earlier
Normal History Vol. 473: 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

















