Gothenburg, Sweden’s Little Dragon gained popularity in the U.S after supporting TV On The Radio on tour in May. Now, the band is in the midst of its very own headlining tour across North America, after the summer release of sophomore album Machine Dreams (Peacefrog). Check out “Blinking Pigs,” an electronic dream with mesmerizing vocals [...]
Though Clare And The Reasons are decidedly European in style and sound, the group is based in Brooklyn. The band—multi-instrumentalists Clare and Olivier Manchon (pictured), Bob Hart and Benjamin Lanz—recently toured North America with the Vic Chesnutt Band, and while some artists claim to be DIY, Clare And The Reasons take the do-it-yourself spirit to [...]
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
After an eight-year hiatus, the Clean released its fifth studio album in September. The fantastic Mister Pop (Merge) was both a welcome return-to-form and a continued foray into its unique brand of experimental, eclectic rock. After all these years, the New Zealand band is still painfully good. Why the “Dunedin sound” didn’t explode Dunedin like [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Weezer Kimmel hosts Weezer as the band promotes new LP Raditude. The album features a guest appearance by Lil Wayne and notable co-writers Tyson Ritter (All-American Rejects) and Jermaine [...]
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
The Ghost Is Dancing is for the listener who isn’t bothered by indie pop/rock. If you aren’t a fan, that’s fine. If you are, fantastic, stay tuned. And if you’re sometimes maybe into the occasional upbeat tune, this one certainly qualifies as a worthy exception to your moody collection. That is, if you enjoy the [...]
Two of MAGNET’s Matts—editor Matthew Fritch and writer Matt Ryan—go to the mat to see whose opinion is more correct. Today’s topic: Dinosaur Jr. Put up your dukes! From: Matthew Fritch To: Matt Ryan Dinosaur Jr came to town last month. I didn’t go see them. In fact, I’ve never seen Dinosaur Jr (or its [...]
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
The first track off White Rabbits‘ It’s Frightening (TBD), “Percussion Gun” opens with a pounding-drum intro and the concomitant flailing limbs that we’ve come to expect from this six-piece ensemble. But for their performance on Jimmy Kimmel, the White Rabbits added a seventh and quite famous set of arms: those of Spoon’s Britt Daniel, who produced [...]
