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Sometimes it’s necessary to have a look back before moving forward. Case in point: Athens, Ga., indie-pop duo Hotel Fiction

When Trever M. Keith actually sat down to write “We Drank From A Poisoned Well,” he’d already had the title and the

For this edition of the (Instant) Classics series, MAGNET’s Hobart Rowland teamed up with How Did I Get Here? podcast host Johnny

Turning 30 was a pivotal milestone for Jules Batterman. “It made me confront the fact that I’ve outgrown parts of

“Twist (Melted)” offers a sneak peek into the upcoming studio album from Philadelphia’s vibrantly multicultural KulfiGirls. The acoustic demo is

“Did we really?” This album’s title implies disbelief, but if the questions is, “Did these folks pull off a successful

Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton is suddenly quite busy these days. Back in December, he unveiled Into The Public Domain, an

Almost half a century after Gary Numan’s Tubeway Army released its self-titled debut album, it’s necessary to weigh his impact

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Any band whose new album features a “shoegaze-leaning” version of Robyn Hitchcck’s “Queen Elvis” can’t be all bad. And the

The making of Sweet Undertow’s “Jessie Lee” was a nine-year slog. “Turns out trying to make things simple is hard,”

Few bands mix the barbed and the sweet with as much gleeful flare as Oxford, England’s Heavenly. A jangly, androgynous

At the very least, touring under the epic shadow of 2024’s total solar eclipse had to be disquieting for the

Aside from his groundbreaking work as the frontman for post-punk art-rock titans Shudder To Think, Craig Wedren is a busy

“No Havana” was shaped by tragedy as much as politics. “I was watching my dad’s health deteriorating as it became

The germ of “Hard Work” dates back more than a decade to a cluster of ideas the Disappearing Act’s Bob

Cast’s Yeah Yeah Yeah (Scruff Of The Neck) arrived pretty much out of the blue. At least according to frontman

Eric Gabriel often kicks off his songs with a “punchline” and works his way back. In this case, it’s a

In a perfect world, we’d remember everything we dream. Ghalia Volt awoke one morning knowing there was a song in

A Mountain Sees A Mountain: Game recognizes game. Pianist Pat Thomas and drummer Hamid Drake may have grown up on

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the Landsdowne Theater, Landsdowne, Pa. Photos by Eric Ring.

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

For a band whose music can best be described as fringe (at least to Western ears), Imarhan has made some