MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Ashley Monroe’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” (@realashleymonroe.bsky.social). “A while back, I was going through a season in my life where this song was literally the only thing I could listen to”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/22/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...

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of Babes In Canyon’s “The New Loud” (@babesincanyon.bsky.social) “After a chain of tumultuous events in my life, I’d take these walks, trying to feel present again. The lyrics started forming as I processed the past in real time”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/19/m...

Five Questions with Dar Williams (@righteousbaberecs.bsky.social). “Cultural bonds have often led to and reinforced political bonds, especially for getting out and publicly advocating for other people and our planet. So I see music itself as a political motivator”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/19/f...

Five Questions with Maia Sharp (@maiasharp.bsky.social). “I sit with a veteran or a group of veterans, they tell me whatever part of their story they feel comfortable sharing, and I have about two hours to write a complete song out of it.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/19/f...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of ZZ Ward’s “Cadillac Man” video (@sunrecords.bsky.social). “It’s always felt like such a rare and special song—and recording it at Sun Studio, a place where music history was written, gave it a kind of magic I’ll never forget”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/18/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Kashena Sampson’s “Phases” (Mule Kick). “The song is a ritual & affirmation for letting go of what no longer serves me. It’s OK to get mad, to say no, to change your mind, to walk away. It’s not only OK—it’s empowering.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/18/m...

It’s been 22 years since a nervous Kathleen Edwards took the stage for 1st time at Bowery Ballroom. Her 9/16 homecoming was decidedly less angst-ridden, as she came to NYC riding a post-hiatus hot streak that includes the exceptional Jason Isbell-produced “Billionaire.” Photos by Kim Rowland.

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Lips Of Strangers’ “On And On Forever.” “The song started out as trying to mesh 3 random influences: the Cure, Tame Impala & Fleetwood Mac. It didn’t turn out how I imagined, but that’s what makes it an interesting experiment”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/17/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Flight To London’s “No One’s Forgiven.” “There was a time when rock ’n’ roll had some mystery to it. We miss that time—when you didn’t know what your favorite artist was eating for lunch.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/17/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Fulton Lights’ “Hold That Thought.” “In some ways, it’s a meditation and command on trying to remain open to those moments where creativity is born and capturing and releasing them before they dissipate”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/16/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Grand Nathaniel’s “And I Will.”“You have to dig deep and find the courage to face your fears. You tell yourself, ‘This is what I need to do—and I will. I can totally do this alone. And I will.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/16/m...

Wolf Alice at @uniontransfer.bsky.social. Cute with such conviction, but dark as the devil who walks.

Essential New Music: P.G. Six’s “The Well Of Memory” (Amish). “The deftly layered guitars and filtered vocals prove that Pat Gubler had synthesized his influences into a rural-psychedelic concept that was all his own.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/15/e...

MAGNET Exclusive: Brian Dunne goes track by track on “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece). “The difference between the road less traveled and the road more commonly traveled becomes harder to decipher as you get older. After a while, it’s all just road.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/15/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...

The Who at Xfinity Mobile Arena. “Everyone teases about how many times they said ‘farewell’ w/ 1 tour after the other. But I’d give the million years they sing of during ‘The Song Is Over’ to hear it 1 more time.” By @adamorosi.bsky.social; photos by Wes Orshoski: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/12/l...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Magnolia Boulevard’s “Devil You Know.” “Without giving too much information about my personal life, this was definitely a tough time for me. I tried really hard to think about what it would feel like to be in that other girl’s shoes”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/12/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Peter Morén goes track by track on SunYears’ “The Song Forlorn” (Villa). “That’s why I made another album: I couldn’t forsake any of these songs. I had to stand up for them.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/11/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Alex Bloom’s “Across The Country” (Mr. Saturn). “Musically, the song feels like being in two places at once and ending up feeling you’re nowhere at all as a result.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/10/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Dalton’s “Give Up The Ghost” (@daltontheband.bsky.social). “The twist is that the friend is already gone, and this whole recounting is happening in the protagonist’s head. But, hey, you can also dance to it.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/10/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Reverse Yr Curse’s “Shoes Today” (@reverseyrcurse.bsky.social). “It’s about truly seeing someone for who they are and understanding how their life experiences have molded them.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/09/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of West Texas Exiles’ “Bright Yellow Sun” (Floating Mesa). “It’s more than a drive. It’s a quiet rebellion—a leap of faith into the unknown, fueled by hope, courage & the promise of a fresh start under a bright yellow sun.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/09/m...

Essential New Music: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282’s “Tangle” (@bulbous-monocle.bsky.social). “The reissue of this debut reveals a band with ideas to burn and pockets full of matches.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/08/e...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Handsome Jack’s “Do It! To It!” (Alive Naturalsound). “It’s built around a heavy shuffle and carries a positive message. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have—you’ve got to go after what you want.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/08/m...

Live Review: Oasis at the Rose Bowl. “These two musical siblings may have had their differences over the decades, but they have somehow managed to salvage a partnership that reaches fans in a very deep and abiding place.” By @coreydu.bsky.social: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/07/l...

MAGNET Classics Podcast: We take a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine. For the latest episode, we get the story behind @freedyjohnston.bsky.social’s 1992 proto-Americana masterpiece, “Can You Fly” (@barnonerecords.bsky.social): magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/27/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...

MAGNET Exclusive: Daniel Donato goes track by track on “Horizons” (Retrace Music). “An eternal miracle is the indwelling, static, never-beginning, never-ending spirit that cosmically consults us personally through each transient episode of living.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/05/d...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter’s “Gentle Chaperone” (Southern Lord). “I was coming out of a bad depression at the time, relieved I wanted to pick up my guitar again after a long dry spell.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/04/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Rags Rosenberg’s “John Doe” (Coyote Gulch). “What matters is how a nation brings home the soldiers they’ve sent into the hell of war, how they help them heal from the indescribable trauma & how they reintegrate them back into society”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/04/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of 10xTANTRUM’s “Work.” “What makes it unique is that each of us has a solo project with our own set of influences, whether it’s electronic, indie rock or more experimental genres.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/04/m...

Five Questions with Glitterfox (@jealousbutcher.bsky.social). “We decided to live in a van, take off on the road and figure it out as we went along. Three years later, when we were ready to make a move and settle down, Portland was the only place on our minds”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/03/f...

Essential New Music: Adrian Sherwood’s “The Collapse Of Everything” (@onusound.bsky.social). “He freely appropriates elements from soundtrack history, most notably the lonesome twang and bray of Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti-Westerns.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/02/e...

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...

Five Questions with Zane Acord (the Thing). “There were a few times where people have stopped us in the street and said that we’re their favorite band.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/29/f...

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-album premiere of Moviola’s “Earthbound” (Dromedary, @sugarblastmusic.bsky.social). “A reflection on what isolation feels like when everyone else seems to have figured shit out and is moving along with their lives.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/28/m...

MAGNET Classics Podcast: We take a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine. For the latest episode, we get the story behind @freedyjohnston.bsky.social’s 1992 proto-Americana masterpiece, “Can You Fly” (@barnonerecords.bsky.social): magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/27/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Luke Sweeney’s “The Mercy Mile” (@future__gods @dandyboyrecords, @calmposeur). “It contains images, observations and feelings from two lives—my dream life and my waking life.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/27/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Orchestra Gold’s “Diyanye Ko Te Sa.” “In a culture that floods us with choices and rewards our base impulses, this song is a sacred pause.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/27/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of the Salt Collective’s “In The Shadow Of The Moon” ( @propellersound.bsky.social ). “A love song to life, walking with each other in the shadows and stepping into the light, all lovely, ordinary and extraordinary at the same time”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/26/m...

Essential New Music: Emmeluth / Håker Flaten / Filip’s “Hyperboreal Trio” (Relative Pitch). “While each musician has a strong personality and personal sound, their collective dynamic also stands apart from what each of them does elsewhere.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/25/e...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Smokey Brights’ “Home” (Share It). “It recounts a move to a new city, the dread of arriving at a new school, the love and chaos of a full house, and the custody-exchange ceremony familiar to children of divorce.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/22/m...

Q&A with Kathleen Edwards (Dualtone). “You want to get onstage and play songs that are fun to play. Not every song has to be the giant soul-bearer. I’ve done that, and the journey almost fucking killed me.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of @rachaelsage.bsky.social’s “The Best Version” (@mpressrecords.bsky.social). “I’m always seeking positive ways to chronicle our collective longing to do better—to be kinder, more compassionate and understanding toward one another”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/22/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Yawn Mower goes track by track on “I Just Can’t Wait To Die” (@mint400records.bsky.social). “I was a valet at a restaurant & most of these lyrics recall those experiences sitting outside & hearing all the gossip from the waiters on smoke breaks”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/22/y...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Joshua Josué’s “Beneath The Sand” (Electric CholoLand). “I didn’t set out to write a song about grief. But sometimes the song finds you and tells you how it needs to be written.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/21/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of the Pink Stones’ “Too Busy” (Normaltown, New West). “I wrote it after listening to a ton of Don Williams. I wanted to write something sexy and soft, but still serious and honest.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/20/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Remi Goode’s “Short Circuit.” “It’s a sarcastic critique of my anxious thoughts and inner voices. I wrote it with a throw-up-my-hands mentality while coming to the conclusion that all my struggles are self-inflicted.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/20/m...

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of a five-track sampler from Peter Stampfel’s “Song Shards” (Jalopy). As a member of the Holy Modal Rounders and the Fugs in the ’60s and ’70s, Stampfel blew the lid off folk music and gutted its earnest boho trappings. Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/08/19/m...