Magnet Magazine

1) Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up and Welshpool Frillies and La La Land (GBV Inc)2) Blondshell Blondshell

MAGNET’s A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues/collections of the year 1) The Beatles 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 (Apple/Capitol/UMe)2) Devo 50 Years

MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year 1) Jess Williamson Time Ain’t Accidental (Mexican Summer)2) Logan

MAGNET’s Tim Stegall picks the best punk releases of the year 1) Iggy Pop Every Loser (Gold Tooth/Atlantic)2) The Oxys

MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1) MIKE, Wiki & The Alchemist Faith Is A

MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1) Ali Farka Touré Voyageur (World Circuit) 2) Baaba Maal

MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1) Restless Spirit Afterimage (Magnetic Eye)2) Khan Creatures (Full

MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1) Natural Information Society Since Time Is Gravity (Eremite)2)

MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1) Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Bark Out Thunder Roar

Let it be said, let it be spoken: Travis Scott not only created mad, tense energy on his craggy rock-formation-designed

The Moss at The End, Nashville. Photos by Skylar Watkins.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Have you heard the one about the composer/sound theorist who teamed up with a slow-motion metal guitarist? There you go,

In September, Baroness released sixth album Stone (Abraxan Hymns), its much anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Gold And Grey. It’s Baroness’

Californians have been fleeing the Golden State in droves, with Austin, Texas, a preferred destination for many. The influx has

Allison Russell at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Collaborations are born out of different dynamics. For Alexa Rose and Matt Pond PA, it was something just this side

Daniel Bachman’s latest album takes its name from a tune that’s been sung by Songs Of The Pioneers, Billy Bragg

Pete Droge has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Several months removed from the most debilitating symptoms

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Roscoe Village is a comfortable neighborhood on Chicago’s north side where you can drop a few bucks on brunch. It’s

The last time we caught up with Jon Dee Graham, he was struggling to strike a balance between making a

Ever since his surprise move from strummed acoustic guitars to amped-up electrification in 1965, fans of Bob Dylan have repeatedly