
Larkin Poe And Zach Person At Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
Larkin Poe and Zach Person at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Live Review: Paul Simon, Philadelphia, PA, June 26, 2025
With “retirement” from the live stage as the most malleable word in the lexicon of the modern musician (from Sinatra

Normal History Vol. 849: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Moviola’s “Slage Wave”
If Moviola’s latest single has a call to arms, it’s this: “The superior man understands what’s right, and the inferior

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Solomon Cole’s “Get Up Get On” Video
Solomon Cole is a native of Waiheke, an island in the South Pacific that’s part of New Zealand. With a

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pan American & Kramer’s “Lamenting The Colours Of Melting Ice”
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of doubleVee’s “Maybe Tonight (What’s Inside Of Me?)”
You could call them an indie power couple. DoubleVee’s Allan and Barb (Hendrickson) Vest certainly have the credentials to be

MAGNET Exclusive: The Bones Of J.R. Jones Goes Track By Track On “Radio Waves”
Radio Waves (Tone Tree) marks a significant milestone for an artist who’s been an all-around model of self-sufficiency. For his

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Autocamper’s “Proper”
It’s difficult to reconcile the struggle that went into Autocamper’s new single, especially considering how upbeat and effortless it sounds.

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Aurelia & Icarus Moth’s “Supernova” (Featuring Ehiorobo) Video
On “Supernova,” the creative chemistry between Aurelia and Icarus Moth feels about as natural as breathing, even if the pulse

Five Questions With Ken Yates
Five albums in, Ken Yates thinks he may have nailed it with Total Cinema (Tone Tree)—and we tend to agree.

Normal History Vol. 848: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Black Watch’s “Lord Marchpane” Video
The Black Watch have never been fans of music videos. “We don’t enjoy making them or watching them much, either,”

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Le Concorde’s “Saint James”
Stephen Becker has acquired some talented friends in the few on-and-off decades since he launched Le Concorde, his artfully cerebral

Essential New Music: Graden / Agnas / Landin / Bromander’s “Words Were Coming Out Our Ears”
Titles are often clues to an artist’s intentions, but Words Were Coming Out Our Ears may be more of a

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Elijah Johnston’s “Stupid Soul”
Don’t let the name fool you. Atlanta’s Elijah Johnston is no rustic, deconstructed roots crooner. He’s a craftsman and a

A Conversation With David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker)
As autobiographies go, David Lowery’s Fathers, Sons And Brothers (Cooking Vinyl) is an outlier. It’s more of a memoir—and even

Five Questions With Thalia Zedek
As a singer and a songwriter, Thalia Zedek is howler with an uncanny grasp of subtlety and dynamics, bringing unconventional

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Rorey’s “Nobody’s Fault But My Own”
Rorey describes “Nobody’s Fault But My Own” as a love letter to herself. Though you might not get that impression