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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 18h

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Surface Wound’s “No Prize” (People Suck Music). “Lyrically, the plaintive guitar wailing inspired a meditation on the state of the world and our ability to influence it in any way. Outlook: not promising.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/08/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 18h

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Pôt-Pot’s “The Lights Are On” video (Felte). “I wanted to tie in some different music I was being exposed to, both in Ireland and Lisbon, as I was traveling between the two places.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/08/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

A night at the (Metropolitan) Opera (House) with Queens Of The Stone Age on the Catacombs Tour. Old songs, new arrangements, all dressed up, dancing on strings, howling at the moon. Come on through. @qotsa-official.bsky.social

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

MAGNET Exclusive: Los Straitjackets go track by track on “Somos Los Straitjackets” (@yeproc.bsky.social). “I woke up one morning w/ this song completely written. Paul McCartney woke up w/ ‘Yesterday’ in his head. I’m sure he’ll wish he wrote ‘Bumper Car’ instead”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/07/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Night Teacher’s “Everything I’ve Had” (First City Artists). “It’s about the inherent connection we have to each other and how fragile the whole arrangement is.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/07/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Essential New Music: Thomas Ankersmit’s “The Dip” (Students Of Decay). “It’s like listening in to the alternate dimension posited by David Lynch in the last season of ‘Twin Peaks,’ except there’s no evil, just whirring, crackling, bumping activity.” Our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/06/e...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Sammy Brue’s “Lord, I’m Ready Now” (@bloodshotrecords.bsky.social). “When I take a good look at what Justin Townes Earle left behind, I have no doubt he’d want me to take away something positive from it—which is the side I’ve taken”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/06/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

MAGNET Exclusive: Rachael Yamagata goes track by track on “Starlit Alchemy” (Jullian). “Every one of us experienced a loss or near loss—one lost a mother, one a son, one a spouse and all of us friends.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/03/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of @joelcusumano.bsky.social’s “Death-Wax Girl” (@dandyboyrecords.bsky.social). “It’s my attempt at the spookiest songs by the Church, Sound or Chameleons—moody Anglo post-punk groups who were interested in writing classic ‘song’ songs”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/03/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Bowling Shoes’ “We Just Keep On Missing Each Other” video. “The video bridges the gap between our other narrative-based videos by providing a behind-the-curtain glance at our artistic process.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/02/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Sophie Gault’s “Pocket Change” (Torrez Music Group). “It has a grit all its own, and I loved leaning into that attitude in my version. Having (songwriter) Mando Saenz sing with me took it to another level.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/02/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

MAGNET Exclusive: Eric D. Johnson goes track by track on Fruit Bats’ “Baby Man” (@mergerecords.bsky.social). “This album isn’t filled w/ the country disco bops @fruit-bats.bsky.social fans are used to. But I still believe the album is aimed directly at your chest”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/01/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of the Bacarrudas’ “Wolf Party” (Mom’s Basement, Schuylkill Beat). “It’s a howling paean to the animal you know you are—an animal that has to make small talk and watch out for parking tickets, but an animal nonetheless.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/10/01/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

Five Questions with Street Eaters (Dirt Cult). “We’re a band that hangs out, cooks, watches terrible TV and shares books. When we make noise together, we can read each other’s minds on a cosmic level. We’ve been through some shit together and emerged stronger”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/30/f...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

Essential New Music: Group Inerane’s “Marhajan Bianou” (Sublime Frequencies). “The band could easily have staked out a position that encompassed Mdou Moctar’s message-oriented stance and Etran de L’Aïr’s non-stop wedding-party spirit.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/29/e...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Darrin Hacquard’s “October Moon” (Like You Mean It). “Fall being a time of reflection for me, I took the poem in the direction of lamenting lost love—a doomed montage of tumultuous romantic encounters.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/26/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 13d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Lydia Luce’s “Ephemeral.” “It’s a love song to self. When I had to go back on tour after my injuries, I made a promise to take care of myself no matter what.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/25/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Stroik’s “Wash And Repeat” video (Unfiltered, Caveman Arts Society). “When Drew passed away, this song risked being lost to time. He was an insanely talented guy who sometimes had his dark moments, but this track is nothing but joy”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/24/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of the Zac Schulze Gang’s “Runnin’ Dry” (Ruf). “We wanted to modernize it with a super-fast hardcore beat not dissimilar to hardcore legends Turnstile. It’s also our nod to Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, etc.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/24/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Oruã’s “Casual” (@krecs.bsky.social). “The song addresses our indie-rock essence with distorted guitars and lost dreams in melodies” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/23/m...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 16d

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Ashley Monroe’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” (@realashleymonroe.bsky.social). “A while back, I was going through a season in my life where this song was literally the only thing I could listen to”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/22/m...

MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 18d

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by David Lester on our website. The @meccanormal.bsky.social guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 42-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...

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MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social · 19d

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of Babes In Canyon’s “The New Loud” (@babesincanyon.bsky.social) “After a chain of tumultuous events in my life, I’d take these walks, trying to feel present again. The lyrics started forming as I processed the past in real time”: magnetmagazine.com/2025/09/19/m...