Magnet Magazine

The following excerpt is from The Dead Milkmen (J-Card Press) by Tyler Sonnichsen, out June 30. The Dead Milkmen (1983-1995,

The inspiration for Chase Elodia’s new single sprung from modest means—specifically, a fleeting interaction on an idyllic summer evening. “This

Since emerging from the ether almost 40 years ago, the Telescopes have drifted freely and sometimes fitfully between noise rock,

There’s a certain variety of country/rock song that feels like it’s been floating around for decades, even if it’s spanking

Life has a way of dismantling best-laid plans, to the point where it’s almost cliché. For David Wimbish, the period

More than 40 years removed from Antietam’s early underground days in Hoboken, N.J., The Counting Game (Dromedary) arrives at a

A sharp eye for contradiction informs “Greenwich Village,” a single inspired by the wanderings of Little Falls Trophy frontman Doug

Few artists have dissected the complexities of their inner lives as thoroughly or productively as Kevin Barnes. Across a 30-year

Turns out “The Thing” is the perfect leadoff track to Pokey LaFarge’s forthcoming LP. Rent Money (Boxer Boy) is an

With an expansive arrangement that mirrors its central message, “Spinnin’” is a striking testament to personal growth’s inability to follow

Fronted by three distinct singer/songwriters, Futurebirds make albums that unfold like a good conversation, their voices shaped by a shared

Diles Que No Me Maten fully buys into the belief that improvisation can lead to something transcendent if it embodies

“Collaborating musically with other species is a bit like embracing the reality of fairy tales,” says Jim Nollman. “Humans and

After years of writing songs and crafting a vessel to contain them, lucky break’s Emma Gerson has arrived at Made

Laibach has never been ones to distance itself from the systems it critiques. For more than 40 years and a

Hurray For The Riff Raff and Free Range at Upper Merion Township Building Park, King Of Prussia, Pa. Photos by

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

Few artists have navigated as many creative worlds as John Gallagher Jr. Over the past two decades, the singer, songwriter

Leave it to Jon Caspi to turn an off-putting medical scare into an off-kilter singalong. The latest single from the

It took more than a year, but Sabrina Song’s debut single, “Strawberry,” finally found an audience in 2023—to the tune

Modernism (Flatiron) functions as both a companion piece to Chris Stamey’s 2025 LP Anything Is Possible and a love letter

Cento Threeo’s Halfway To Mellowtown (SecondBridge) reconnects Don Cento to his earliest musical language. Across a three-decade career spanning jazz,