Category: BEST OF 2017
Best Of 2017: Hard Rock
MAGNET’s Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year 1 White Reaper The World’s Best American Band (Polyvinyl) 2
Best Of 2017: Jazz/Improv
MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1 Jaimie Branch Fly Or Die (International Anthem) 2 Bill
Best Of 2017: Hip Hop
MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1 Aminé Good For You (Republic) 2 Kendrick Lamar Damn (Top
Best Of 2017: Punk
MAGNET’s Tim Stegall picks the best punk releases of the year 1 A Giant Dog Toy (Merge) 2 The Replacements For Sale:
Best Of 2017: World Music
MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year 1 Ozomatli Non Stop: Mexico To Jamaica (Cleopatra) 2 Amadou
Best Of 2017: Noise
MAGNET’s Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year 1 Various Artists Approach To Fear: Regeneration (Karl Schmidt Verlag)
Best Of 2017: Indie Roots
MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1 Offa Rex The Queen Of Hearts (Nonesuch) 2 Zeal
















