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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 bandâs 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith:
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Five Questions with
@hellbendervinyl.bsky.social
âs Travis Whitlock. âWeâre all music nerds here and know what it means to hold your record in your hands for the first time. We know how much work, time and money goes into being able to place an order for vinylâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/15/f...
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MAGNET Exclusive: Camila Ortiz goes track by track on Otracamiâs âRunoffâ (Figure & Ground). âThe album is about leaving and coming back, and âPenny Frogâ is the coming back. I recorded it alone in my apartment. It was the last song I wrote for the albumâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/15/m...
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Cult Canyonâs âRun Red Lightsâ video (Rattleback). âThe song concerns a descent into a sort of derangementâso with the cabin and other elements, there was a starting point for the visuals.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/15/m...
3 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Kevn Kinney goes track by track on Drivin N Cryinâs âCrushing Flowers.â âIâd love to make a cartoon of Iggy destroying the Monkees house, bringing in Marshall stacks and swinging from rafters.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/14/m...
4 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-EP premiere of the Jaws Of Brooklynâs âUnstoppable.â âSomewhere along the line, the Rolling Stonesâ âMiss Youâ and âEmotional Rescueâ got a bad rap. We love both of those tracks and wanted to put our spin on a stone-cold disco beatâ:
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4 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Pete Fijâs âDon't Bring Me Sunshineâ (Tip Top). âI wanted the music to capture the wind-rush of an open-top car. âCrashâ by
@theprimitives.bsky.social
, âDrunk Girlsâ by LCD Soundsystem ... I love those euphoric songs.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/14/m...
4 days ago
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Five Questions with Glenn Donaldson (Reds, Pinks And Purples, Fire,
@glenndonaldson.bsky.social
). âIâm aware my songs are sad, but I want to let some light in ⊠give myself and the listener a way out of the darkness.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/13/f...
5 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Rodney Crowellâs âIf I Could Speak To Leonardâ (New West). âI came to believe Leonard Cohen was the most important songwriter of our time. And I say that with all due respect for Bob Dylan and Tom Waits.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/13/m...
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MAGNET Exclusive: Matt Koenig goes track by track on the Undercover Dream Loversâ âAtomic House.â âThereâs a line about wondering if life is shaped by fate or by the choices we makeâand the feeling of tossing and turning over those thoughts.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/13/m...
5 days ago
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Q&A w/
@nickleetmpls.bsky.social
(
@highonstress.bsky.social
,
@figureeights.bsky.social
). âI hate it when bands phone it in because the crowd is small. Playing live is glorious, & any room can be Madison Square Garden if youâre crazy enough to believe it yourselfâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/12/a...
6 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Sons Of Town Hall go track by track on âOf Ghosts And Gods.â âWe record together, playing and singing at the same time, around one vocal mic with a mic on each of our guitars and some room mics. This creates an old-school magic.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/12/m...
6 days ago
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Essential New Music:
@nicolasleirtro.bsky.social
âs Action Now!âs âEntranceâ (Sauajazz). âFirst impression might appear to be a pledge of allegiance to free jazz, but thereâs a canny & catholic compositional mind at work that shows itself over the LPâs four sidesâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/11/e...
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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 bandâs 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith:
www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...
9 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jody Porterâs âEleanorâs Orbitâ (
@fountainsofwayne.bsky.social
). âEleanor was a dancer who lived above me. She hit all the parties & often brought the dancing back to her pad. She had many boyfriends. She just wanted to dance & shagâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/08/m...
10 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of Matthew Stevensâ self-titled fourth album (Candid). âWhen you have the right people around you and even the simplest idea with a spark, real conversation can happen. Rhythm and momentum are everything.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/08/m...
10 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of the Loftâs âBadgesâ (
@tapeterecords.bsky.social
,
@theloftuk.bsky.social
). âThe concerns and perspectives arenât those of our 20sâeven if, at some level, they still circle the same territory.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/07/m...
11 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Datura4âs âDirty Laundryâ (Alive Naturalsound). âRumor spreads like wildfire, and in a world of social media, it gets amplified tenfold. That can really mess with lives. Even when itâs unsubstantiated or untrue.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/07/m...
11 days ago
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Five Questions with Charlotte Cornfield (
@mergerecords.bsky.social
, Next Door). âMy daughter is 3 & she loves coming along & helping with setup and teardown. Including her in the process is the big thing. It makes me feel like itâs a family business.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/06/f...
12 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Thin Lear goes track by track on âMany Disappearedâ (First City Artists). âSo much of this record is driven by a desire to be more connected and needing to navigate all manner of obstaclesâreal and imagined, emotional and spiritualâto get thereâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/06/m...
12 days ago
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Five Questions w/ Alex Edkins (Weird Nightmare, METZ,
@subpop.bsky.social
@dinealonerecords.bsky.social
). âThe new
@weirdnightmare.bsky.social
LP was written & recorded before METZ decided to go on hiatus, so it wasnât a reaction to that in any way.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/05/f...
13 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Chestnut Groveâs âXpress Urselfâ video. âWe like to have fun together, so thatâs reflected in the general idea of us dancing in the video. Donât be afraid to let loose and express yourself.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/05/m...
13 days ago
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On a perfect spring Sunday in Philadelphia, MAGNETâs Hobart Rowland caught the last day of the Sing Us Home Festival in the cityâs Manayunk section. Yesterday afternoon featured standout sets from Augustines, Dave Hause And The Mermaid and the
@themountaingoats.bsky.social
.
13 days ago
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Five Questions with Paula Kelley (
@drop-nineteens.bsky.social
,
@wharfcatrecords.bsky.social
). âI ended up in rehab in 2013. The good news is that Iâve been sober ever since. I had to relearn how to live, let alone find a way to express my creativity.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/04/f...
14 days ago
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Essential New Music: The Arrivalsâ âPayloadâ (
@recessrecords.bsky.social
). âPunk rock with undeniably ultra-catchy melodies that expertly balances the personal with the political ⊠The right album at the right time.â Read our review:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/04/e...
14 days ago
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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 bandâs 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith:
www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...
16 days ago
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Five Questions with Divorce. âSuch a beautiful celebration of the incredible queer history of the Castro. It felt like a real honor to be part of that & experience how much love was centered by those audiences. We saw more pride flags than USA flags on that tripâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/01/f...
17 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Big Harp goes track by track on âRuns To Blueâ (
@saddlecreek.bsky.social
). âWe canât know each other completely, and thereâs magic in the way we build imperfect bridges across that gap.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/01/m...
17 days ago
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Five Questions with Voxtrot (Cult Hero,
@voxtrot.bandcamp.com
). âI am an eternal optimist. Despite having had some psychological battles in the past, I ultimately have faithâin myself, in music, in life. I feel a responsibility to bring that energy to the worldâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/30/f...
18 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Hypnolovewheelâs âSecret Starâ video. âFound footage, personal videos and band imagesâthatâs me and my kids in ape suits dancing around Times Square. Iâll leave it at that. Itâs important to preserve some of the mystery.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/30/m...
18 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jacob Augustineâs âHalfway To Harlemâ (
@teamloverecords.bsky.social
). âItâs post-apocalyptic survivor studiesâcar alarms serenading the cities of America to dead-battery silence. The song was inspired by the times we live inâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/29/m...
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Five Questions with Departmentâs Adam Kyriakou. âWhile the way I write songs may be nontraditional, I still think of songwriting in a very songwriter-esque way. Itâs just the way Iâm doing it and the tools Iâm using that are different.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/29/f...
19 days ago
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Five Questions with Son Little (Anti-). âI grew up listening to a lot of different musicâsoul, blues, hip hop, folkâand those sounds just live together in my head. When Iâm writing, Iâm not thinking about where it fits. Iâm thinking about what the song needsâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/28/f...
20 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Florence Doreâs âButterfliesâ (
@propellersound.bsky.social
). âI realized I could write about other peopleâs disastrous relationships, deep feelings about other aspects of life and emotional scenarios invented from creating charactersâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/28/m...
20 days ago
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Five Questions with Maria Taylor (Million Stars). â@orendafink.bsky.social came to me & said, âWhat if we made another Azure Ray record?â I took time away from my solo work to write & record, then we toured for a year. That record was the closer for Azure Rayâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/27/f...
21 days ago
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Essential New Music: Settingâs âSettingâ (
@thrilljockey.bsky.social
). âThese elements grab you by the ear and pull you into the ensembleâs groovy, spacey, enveloping sound.â Read our review:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/27/e...
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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 bandâs 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith:
www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...
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MAGNET Exclusive:
@mikaeladavis.bsky.social
âs âbootgazeâ playlist that inspired new LP âGraceland Wayâ (
@krsofficial.bsky.social
). âShoegaze for cowboys. Alt-country under a desert sky. Near the intersection of Lee Hazlewood and
@cocteauofficial.bsky.social
â:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/24/m...
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Pastel Blankâs âRadiatorâ (Paper Bag). âI had the bright idea of lying with my head against the heater. The room was quite small. But it did get me thinking about how much our environments shape our behavior & choices.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/24/m...
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Five Questions with Doug Gillard and premiere of âMy Friendsâ (
@sugarblastmusic.bsky.social
). âIâll be playing solo shows & there are more GBV albums in the works & Bambi Kino projects. Iâd love to collab or record with my
@nadasurf.bsky.social
comrades anytimeâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/23/f...
25 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Gooseberryâs âDurak.â âItâs a sneering, sardonic takedown of a particular kind of middle-aged white man thatâs a bit too present in todayâs world. Youâve seen him, youâve heard him. Heâs confident the world has gone to shitâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/23/m...
25 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of the Lives Of Famous Menâs âEnd Times Elevator Music.â âWhatâs happening in the US & around the world is both overwhelming & profoundly sad. Music has helped me find meaning in a moment that feels completely nonsensicalâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/22/m...
26 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: George Usher goes track by track on âStevensonvilleâ (
@georgeusher.bsky.social
). ââStevensonvilleâ works on three levels. As pure entertainment, as a piece describing a particular place in a particular time and as a tribute to my fatherâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/22/m...
26 days ago
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MAGNET Classics Podcast: We take a deep dive into LPs championed by mag, plus new releases from marquee MAGNET artists. For this (Instant) Classic, we get story behind the making of âCat Out Of Hell,â the third album from âsuper bandâ Fantastic Cat (Missing Piece):
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/m...
27 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of A View Of Earth From The Moonâs âRolled Over Like A Wave.â âMy dad picked my mom up every day on their way to their student-teaching assignments. They fell in love on those trips, imagining an entire life in front of themâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/m...
27 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of International Druglordsâ âSlut Crush.â âIâve been fascinated by the heavy, blurred state between dreaming & wakingâthe place where you wish you didnât have to open your eyes, but youâre already half-gone. This exists in that frictionâ:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/m...
27 days ago
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Rodeo Mouthâs âPretty Sweet Deal.â âItâs simply about savoring the small victories in life, because sometimes thatâs all we have.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/20/m...
28 days ago
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Five Questions with Evil Twin (Werewolf Country). âI definitely got an appreciation for music and all kinds of art from my dad (Stephen Colbert). I learned about classic rock, but we also listened to things like Neutral Milk Hotel when I was a baby.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/20/f...
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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 bandâs 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith:
www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...
30 days ago
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Five Questions with Joe Pernice (New West). âI have 40 to 50 songs written and partially demoed. Iâm literally working on three albums right now, not counting the one that's out. So thereâs a lot more where that came from.â Check it out:
magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/17/f...
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