Brooklyn trio Au Revoir Simone recently took to the road to promote its latest pop confection, the keyboard-buzzing beauty Still Night, Still Light. Annie Hart reports: To put it lightly, on this tour we fell in love with our opening band, the Antlers. Evidence to prove our love: Exhibit A: Erika and I jumping on the bed during [...]
For all the ch-ch-changes that Massachusetts’ Wheat has endured—read all about the glory, heartbreak and the $200 pair of jeans that made the group’s major-label video shoot a disaster—the duo of Scott Levesque and Brendan Harney has remained a constant creative force. “Changes Is” comes from Wheat’s new album, White Ink, Black Ink (Rebel Group).
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Elbow Elbow is one of those seminal Britpop bands, like Radiohead, Blur and Oasis. What really stands out is Guy Garvey’s vocals, less monotone or falsetto and more [...]
Cursed with being a songwriter’s songwriter, Joe Henry is revered among tunesmiths and critics for both his music (11th album Blood From The Stars is due August 18) and production work (Aimee Mann, Solomon Burke, Betty LaVette). He’s basked in the L.A. Largo-scene sun and he’s walked in the shadow of Tom Waits (the two [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: The Shins’ James Mercer takes on Neil Young’s “Harvest.” MAGNET’s Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! With a faithful take on the acoustic original, the Shins frontman shows the kids that the “New Slang” isn’t that new. Young should [...]
Brooklyn trio Au Revoir Simone recently took to the road to promote its latest pop confection, the keyboard-buzzing beauty Still Night, Still Light. Annie Hart reports: At Chuy’s, John Madden’s favorite restaurant, in between scrumptious homemade veggie tamales, we discovered Erika bears a striking resemblance to Jesus. “Shadows” (download): [Audio clip: view [...]
Portland, Ore.’s Nurses are releasing their debut LP, Apple’s Acre (Dead Oceans), next week. This video, by Left | Right Hand, features the band discussing the new album and performing lead track “Technicolor.”
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Silversun Pickups Silversun Pickups are making their second appearance on Letterman tonight and maybe playing latest single, “Panic Switch.” The shoegazers’ latest album, Swoon (Dangerbird), was released in [...]
Cincinnati-based Pomegranates deliver the upbeat pop quality of Stars as well as the experimental nature and instrumental fullness of Arcade Fire. Pomegranates recently released Everybody Come Outside (Lujo), an album with a conceptual narrative about a boy’s swim across the ocean. You can’t eat these Pomegranates, but they are sweet. “Coriander” (download): [Audio clip: view [...]
Attention comments-section creeps, mutants, shut-ins and teenage hand models: MAGNET has been fairly diplomatic about these Over/Under lists in recent weeks, offering up a “hey, it’s just this listener’s opinion” line of conciliatory dialogue in order to keep the apes in the yard. But when it comes to Queens Of The Stone Age, the best [...]
