If you’re looking for neo-Jefferson Airplane ’60s psychedelic folk rock, Cotton Jones has released its first full-length, Paranoid Cacoon, to summon the ghosts of Woodstock ’69. Former members of Page France, Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw offer dark, sensual vocals and Mamas And The Papas-inspired instrumentals that immediately deliver that smoky sound of the past. So [...]
Nine different music mags/websites are each premiering a Golden Bloom track in the weeks leading up to the August 18 release of debut album Fan The Flames. That’s kind of like going to nine different theaters to watch different parts of Short Cuts. (There’s no way that movie was in theatrical release for that long.) [...]
Bob Mould is a man always on the lookout for a new challenge. After Hüsker Dü (one of the most celebrated rock bands ever) folded in 1988, Mould would helm another powerful trio, Sugar, before beginning a fascinating, ongoing series of solo releases that have ranged from introspective to danceable, from melodic to nearly chaotic. [...]
MAGNET favorites the Delgados were a Scottish rock band that released five great studio albums (2000′s The Great Eastern, 2002′s Hate and 2004′s Universal Audio are the best of the bunch) before disbanding in 2005. They also started the Chemikal Underground label, which has put out records by the likes of Mogwai, Arab Strap and Aereogramme. [...]
Bob Mould is a man always on the lookout for a new challenge. After Hüsker Dü (one of the most celebrated rock bands ever) folded in 1988, Mould would helm another powerful trio, Sugar, before beginning a fascinating, ongoing series of solo releases that have ranged from introspective to danceable, from melodic to nearly chaotic. [...]
No need to feel ashamed listening to these lullabies. Lullatone‘s Shawn James Seymour uses everything from toy pianos and cassette-tape recorders to ukuleles and accordions to create whimsical melodies perfectly paired with his wife Yoshimi Seymour’s lighthearted vocals. From recent album Songs That Spin In Circles (Audio Dregs) comes “A Mobile Over Your Bed,” a [...]
As much as we’d like to believe that indie rock is a free marketplace of equal opportunity for underdog bands, tiny bedroom labels and vegetable-oil-fueled tour vans, MAGNET does not advocate laboring under illusions. (We don’t advocate laboring, period.) Let’s check in on the latest happenings with indie rock’s Big 3 labels: Matador, Merge and [...]
Bob Mould is a man always on the lookout for a new challenge. After Hüsker Dü (one of the most celebrated rock bands ever) folded in 1988, Mould would helm another powerful trio, Sugar, before beginning a fascinating, ongoing series of solo releases that have ranged from introspective to danceable, from melodic to nearly chaotic. [...]
Big Star released its first two albums back when vinyl was the only option and smoking pot wasn’t really a crime. To commemorate this week’s reissue of #1 Record and Radio City (not to mention our Over/Under on the band, which resulted in death threats to the writer), here’s Big Star on The Tonight Show With [...]
