MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Third Of Never’s “Damage The Pearl” video. “Lyrically, the song sprung from the Southern phrase, ‘We’re in the short rows.’ That led to a sufi poem and a productive writing session while sitting at Doug MacMillan's dining-room table”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/07/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Sean Griffin’s “I’m In Love For Christmas.” “I wrote it in December of 2004, just after meeting my wife. We’d only met that October, so our first Christmas together was full of hope, chaos and magic.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/06/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Grace Inspace’s “Emergency Contact” (Todo). “It’s self-sabotage. The more you make nice and try to keep other people happy, the more you lose yourself and your grasp on your own desires and opinions.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/05/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Grayson Capps’ “My Body.” “It speaks for the tolerant and empathetic people of the world who are being pushed into a corner against their will and the need to stand up to the forces of malevolence.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/05/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of the Lives Of Famous Men’s “No Alarm.” “I think we tell ourselves things aren’t as bad as they seem because admitting it would be too overwhelming. But maybe it’s time to hit the panic button.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/04/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Kiwi Jr.’s “Hard Drive Ontario.” “We’re stretching out by creating mini movements within the song and switching time signatures back and forth. That’s not something we’ve done before.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/04/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Hillary Reynolds’ “Changing Seasons” video. “It’s about dropping into the beauty of the moment and allowing yourself to be present—and choosing to do that over and over and over and over again.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/03/m...

Essential New Music: TiTiTi’s “Izba” (Non-Aligned Music). “A record that deserves to transcend the remoteness of its origins and vault the hardening borders of our time.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/11/03/e...

Don’t forget to set your clocks an Auerbach. We totally stole this idea from @joshuablackwilkins.bsky.social, who took this photo of Dan Auerbach for MAGNET for our @theblackkeys.bsky.social cover story: magnetmagazine.com/2014/09/22/t...

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

A former MAGNET editor returned to the world of print music journalism this month. “Undercover” tells stories behind famous indie/post-punk LP covers, w/ @officialjoydivision, @wirehq, @slintmusic, @pixiesofficial, @thefeeliesnj, @officialbunnymen & @unsaneband: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/31/a...

Happy Hallo Ween! Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Paint the town brown with Dean and Gene: magnetmagazine.com/2007/09/19/w...

MAGNET Exclusive: Emma Swift goes track by track on “The Resurrection Game” (@emmaswiftsings.bsky.social). “The recording has a kind of ’60s pop feel, which is exactly how I wanted it to sound—like a seven-inch single from another time.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/31/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Full premiere of the Steel Wheels’ new self-titled LP. “Let’s take a moment & excuse ourselves of all other responsibilities. No more anxiety or stress—just this moment. Can we appreciate the beauty in a day w/o needing to prepare or preserve?”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/30/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of @lizzieweber.bsky.social’s “Maria” (w/ Markéta Irglová). “I was in Italy, where Mary’s spirit is everywhere. She felt divine to me, yet profoundly human. I was so moved by her presence that I felt compelled to write my own Hail Mary”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/30/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Guided By Voices’ “Our Man Syracuse” (GBV Inc.). “It’s actually a composite of a bunch of different songs from the last 40 years that may or may not have appeared on various records like ‘Suitcase’ or Acid Ranch or something”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/29/m...

Five Questions w/ Joshua Ray Walker (Thirty Tigers, @joshuaraywalkerfan.bsky.social). “I laid out a year-long timeline to write 50 songs and complete three records and a short film. Once I found out I wasn’t going to die, I decided to stick to the timeline anyway”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/29/f...

MAGNET Exclusive: @theantlers.bsky.social go track by track on “Blight” (@transgressive.bsky.social). “We should beware the dangers of entrusting our minds to those out for profit—or, worse, an AI that might have goals at odds with our survival.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/28/m...

Five Questions with Roddy Woomble (Idlewild) (V2). “I don’t think we’d still be making music today if we hadn’t stopped for a period of time—to reflect on what we’d accomplished, but also to find a whole new set of inspiration and ideas.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/28/f...

Live Review: Rufus Wainwright at City Winery Phila. “The best way to hear his vocal dynamics is when he performs w/o a band/orchestra. And that’s what @rufus-wainwright.bsky.social did. For the most part, he never failed to amaze.” By @adamorosi.bsky.social: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/26/l...

MAGNET Exclusive: Sam Prekop goes track by track on “Open Close” (@thrilljockey.bsky.social @1sampre.bsky.social). “I’m drawn to motifs that are simple, where that simplicity is a strength in a way that the repetition becomes hypnotic … but hopefully not boring!”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/27/m...

Essential New Music: Rafael Toral’s “Traveling Light” (Drag City, @rtoral.bsky.social). “Toral’s twittering electronics transport you variously to a looming jungle or some cosmic expanse.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/27/e...

“Kids, please remember the print edition of MAGNET is for cleaning your weed and not to be swallowed. That’s how I got my brain worm. Goddamn you, issue #91 Grizzly Bear cover!” —Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States Secretary Of Unhealth And Inhumane Services

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

MAGNET Exclusive: @paulburchwpab.bsky.social goes track by track on “Cry Love” (@ugapress.bsky.social). “I brought a book on how to win at straight pool. I thought I could make a few bucks. But I started playing on Lower Broadway and forgot about hustling pool”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/24/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Nick Vivid’s “First Kiss” video. “These songs are me looking back at a time when everything felt raw and uncertain. It’s about the people I met, the mistakes I made and the dreams I kept chasing even when they felt out of reach”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/23/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Sam Burchfield’s “Spirit Of The Night” (Cloverdale). “Though we sometimes fear the night and the natural world, what we find is a divine spirit that beckons us into a playful celebration of life itself.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/23/m...

Five Questions w/ Ariana And The Rose (Pookiebird, @arianaandtherose.music-social.com). “I started watching Bette Midler shows from the ’70s and ’80s, the Cher show and old @barbrastreisand.bsky.social specials from the ’60s. And I said, ‘I wanna do that’”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/20/f...

Essential New Music: Buck Curran’s “Far Driven Sun” (Obsolete, Echodelick, ESP-Disk). “The vibe ranges from joyous to devotional, making ‘Far Driven Sun’ a comforting antidote to our uncomfortable times.”” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/20/e...

Live Review: David Byrne at the Met. “Byrne fronts the insistently undulating production with limber, rhythmed steps and a singing voice that’s crisper and warmer than ever before.” By @adamorosi.bsky.social; photos by Chris Sikich (@countfeed.bsky.social): magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/19/l...

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

MAGNET Exclusive: North Mississippi Allstars frontman Luther Dickinson goes track by track on "Dead Blues Vol. 1" (featuring Datrian Johnson) (Strolling Bones). The nine-track LP reimagines blues songs (mostly) covered by the Grateful Dead. Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/17/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Judy Blank goes track by track on "Big Mood" (@rounderrecords.bsky.social). “This is my existential crisis, dressed up in technicolor. It’s a messy, versatile collection that makes peace with dread, dance w/ nostalgia & find humor in heartbreak”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/17/m...

R.I.P Ace Frehley (Kiss). Space invader. Read our Q&A with Ace by @jonwurster.bsky.social (@superchunk.bsky.social, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social): magnetmagazine.com/2009/08/03/q...

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album premiere of SorryNotSorry’s “The Other Side.” “I put down the electric guitar and allowed myself to explore sounds that helped me heal and believe in the future again.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/16/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jayne Kelli’s “Only In The Dream.” “I wanted to capture the kind of fierce love that follows you into your own private hell and pulls you back out.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/15/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Tony Joe White’s “Goodbye L.A.” (Swamp). “It tells the story of a country boy who’d been out in L.A. for too long. He loved having fun in the big city, but he needed to get back to his small-town roots in the South.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/15/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jupe Jupe’s “Kill Your Darlings.” “What if Marc Bolan played guitar on @depechemode.com’s ‘Black Celebration’ or @treznor.bsky.social programed synths on Echo & The @bunnymen.com’s ‘Heaven Up Here’?” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/14/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Pets’ “Elevator.” “It’s the feeling of unrequited love and its destructive honesty—or being in love with waiting … like you’ve arrived on your floor, but the door stays closed, and you’re caught just standing there.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/14/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Thin Lear’s “My Old Friend.” “We had someone who gradually sailed off into a dark place, and not enough of us were paying attention to what was going on before it got bad.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/13/m...

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

Q&A with Colin Blunstone (Zombies). “I’ve had copies of ‘Odessey And Oracle’ that sound a little strange to me. It doesn’t sound how it should be. But I’ve never really talked about it because I know it’s a slightly delicate area. I don’t listen to it a lot”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/10/a...

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of Aitis Band’s “IV” (@ejrc.bsky.social). “Ever stayed somewhere & thought to yourself, ‘Holy crap, I might get murdered tonight’? Then you look at yourself in the mirror & say out loud, ‘Why are you whispering?’” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/09/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Snowmen’s “Primordial Soup” (AWAL). “It’s about a shitty coffee shop in Brooklyn. It's a sarcastic commentary on Bushwick elitism and post-grad NYC trendiness.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/10/m...

Five Questions with the Happy Fits (Diamond City, Many Hats, @thehappyfits.bsky.social). “A lot of the songs on this record served as an outlet to express my guilt and fear—and the words I wished I’d said.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/09/f...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Surface Wound’s “No Prize” (People Suck Music). “Lyrically, the plaintive guitar wailing inspired a meditation on the state of the world and our ability to influence it in any way. Outlook: not promising.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/08/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Pôt-Pot’s “The Lights Are On” video (Felte). “I wanted to tie in some different music I was being exposed to, both in Ireland and Lisbon, as I was traveling between the two places.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/08/m...

A night at the (Metropolitan) Opera (House) with Queens Of The Stone Age on the Catacombs Tour. Old songs, new arrangements, all dressed up, dancing on strings, howling at the moon. Come on through. @qotsa-official.bsky.social

MAGNET Exclusive: Los Straitjackets go track by track on “Somos Los Straitjackets” (@yeproc.bsky.social). “I woke up one morning w/ this song completely written. Paul McCartney woke up w/ ‘Yesterday’ in his head. I’m sure he’ll wish he wrote ‘Bumper Car’ instead”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/07/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Night Teacher’s “Everything I’ve Had” (First City Artists). “It’s about the inherent connection we have to each other and how fragile the whole arrangement is.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/07/m...