In The News: Moby, Shins, Lucy Dacus, Eminem, Dessa, G. Love, Miles Davis & John Coltrane, Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Doors And More
Former MAGNET cover star Moby returns March 2 with Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt on Mute ... On January
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Essential New Music: Cécile McLorin Salvant’s “Dreams And Daggers”
The irreproachably hip, fiendishly virtuosic Cécile McLorin Salvant continues her one-woman revitalization of the once-grand vocal-jazz tradition with another fine
Essential New Music: Dead Boys’ “Still Snotty: Young Loud And Snotty At 40”
1973 American punk rock was either the Rolling Stones in hell (Iggy And The Stooges circa Raw Power) or in
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Normal History Vol. 457: 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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Tom Hickox: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Songwriter/composer Tom Hickox gets expansive on Monsters In The Deep Tom Hickox’s first album, 2014’s well-received War, Peace And Diplomacy,
MAGNET’s Top 25 Albums Of 2017
25. House And Land | House And Land (Thrill Jockey) The past has a lot to say to the present,
Film At 11: Grooms
Grooms recently released sixth album Exit Index (Western Vinyl), and now the group has shared a special video treatment for “Softer
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Essential New Music: LCD Soundsystem’s “American Dream”
The phenomenal news is that the first LCD Soundsystem album in seven years sounds tremendously, magnificently like an LCD Soundsystem
Best Of 2017: Q&A With Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield
We caught up with Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield in her hometown of Birmingham, Ala., during some downtime between tour legs for
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MAGNET’s #1 Album Of 2017: Waxahatchee’s “Out In The Storm”
Make no mistake, MAGNET’s album of the year is about a nasty breakup, but it’s not completely informed by misery
Film At 11: Langhorne Slim
Longtime MAGNET favorite Langhorne Slim has released yet another brilliant video, this time for “Bluebird,” off Lost At Last Vol.
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MAGNET’s #2 Album Of 2017: The National’s “Sleep Well Beast”
As easy as it is to love the National, it’s also easy to dismiss the band as simultaneously understated and
MAGNET’s #3 Album Of 2017: The War On Drugs’ “A Deeper Understanding”
By now, it’s common knowledge that the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel is an obsessive tinkerer. So we’ll never know
Film At 11: Cherie And Renno
Cherie And Renno are a musical and romantic duo from Tel Aviv, Israel. Both Cherie (vocalist/keyboardist/food enthusiast Shiri Hadar) and
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Colleen: Less Is Roar
On A flame my love, a frequency, Colleen exorcises her demons—and maybe ours Composer Cécile Schott was on an overnight
Film At 11: shy kids
Toronto indie-pop favorites shy kids have shared a new single and accompanying video for “The Middle,” off their imminent sophomore album,
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MAGNET’s #4 Album Of 2017: Chastity Belt’s “I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone”
After breaking out with an album-length survey of the freaks and geeks found at most social gatherings (2015’s Time To
R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania
