MAGNET Magazine

#FiveQuestions w/ #AlexEdkins (#WeirdNightmare #METZ @subpop @dinealonemusic). “The new @weird_nightmare LP was written & recorded before @METZtheband decided to go on hiatus, so it wasn’t a reaction to that. It was me making the record I wanted to make”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/05/fiv…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #ChestnutGrove’s “Xpress Urself” (@ChestnutGrove1). “We like to have fun together, so that’s reflected in the general idea of us dancing in the video. Don’t be afraid to let loose and express yourself.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/05/mag…

On a perfect spring Sunday in Philly, MAGNET’s #HobartRowland caught the last day of #SingUsHomeFestival (@singushomefest @risingsunphl) in city's Manayunk section. Yesterday afternoon featured sets from @WeAreAugustines, #DaveHauseAndTheMermaid (@hausedave) & @mountain_goats.

#FiveQuestions with #PaulaKelley (@drop_nineteens, @WharfCatRecords, @divine_pk). “I ended up in rehab in 2013. The good news is that I’ve been sober ever since. I had to relearn how to live, let alone find a way to express my creativity.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/04/fiv…

#EssentialNewMusic: #TheArrivals’ “Payload” (@RecessRecords, @TheArrivalsRock). “Punk rock with undeniably ultra-catchy melodies that expertly balances the personal with the political … The right album at the right time.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/04/ess…

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by @LesterMecca of @MeccaNormal with text by vocalist #JeanSmith: magnetmagazine.com/category/david…

#FiveQuestions with #Divorce (@capitolmusic, #Gravity). “They were such a beautiful celebration of the incredible queer history of the Castro. We saw more pride flags than USA flags on that trip. Which was fantastic.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/01/fiv…

#MAGNETExclusive: #BigHarp goes track by track on “Runs To Blue” (@saddlecreek). “We can’t know each other completely, and there’s magic in the way we build imperfect bridges across that gap.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/01/mag…

#FiveQuestions with @voxtrot (#CultHero). “I am an eternal optimist. Despite having had some psychological battles in the past, I ultimately have faith—in myself, in music, in life. I feel a responsibility to bring that energy to the world.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/30/fiv…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #Hypnolovewheel’s “Secret Star” video. “Found footage, personal videos and band images—that’s me and my kids in ape suits dancing around Times Square. I’ll leave it at that. It’s important to preserve some of the mystery”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/30/mag…

#FiveQuestions with #Department’s #AdamKyriakou (@Department_ak). “While the way I write songs may be nontraditional, I still think of songwriting in a very songwriter-esque way. It’s just the way I’m doing it and the tools I’m using that are different”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/29/fiv…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #JacobAugustine’s “Halfway To Harlem” (#TeamLove, @jaugustinemusic). “It’s post-apocalyptic survivor studies—car alarms serenading the cities of America to dead-battery silence. The song was inspired by the times we live in”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/29/mag…

#FiveQuestions with #SonLittle (@AntiRecords, @SonLittleMusic). “I grew up listening to a lot of different music—soul, blues, hip hop, folk—and those sounds live together in my head. When I’m writing, I’m not thinking about where it fits.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/28/fiv…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of @Florence_dore’s “Butterflies” (@propeller_sound). “I realized I could write about other people’s disastrous relationships, deep feelings about other aspects of life and emotional scenarios invented from creating characters”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/28/mag…

#FiveQuestions w/ @maria_taylor (#MillionStars). “@orendafink came to me & said, ‘What if we made another #AzureRay record?’ I took time away from my solo work to write & record, & then we toured for a year. That record was the closer for @AzureRayMusic”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/27/fiv…

#EssentialNewMusic: #Setting’s “Setting” (@thrilljockey). “These elements grab you by the ear and pull you into the ensemble’s groovy, spacey, enveloping sound.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/27/ess…

Every week, MAGNET posts a new illustration by @LesterMecca of @MeccaNormal with text by vocalist #JeanSmith: magnetmagazine.com/category/david…

#MAGNETExclusive: @MikaelaDavis’ “bootgaze” playlist (@snailmail @Wilco @cassmccombs @waterfromyreyes) that inspired “Graceland Way” (@killrockstars). “Shoegaze for cowboys. Alt-country under a desert sky. Intersection of #LeeHazlewood & @cocteauofficial”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/24/mag…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #PastelBlank’s “Radiator” (@PaperBagRecords). “I had the bright idea of lying with my head against the heater. The room was quite small. But it did get me thinking about how much our environments shape our behavior & choices”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/24/mag…

#FiveQuestions w/ @douggillard (@_GuidedByVoices) & premiere of “My Friends” (#Dromedary @sugarblastmusic). “I’ll be playing solo shows & there are more #GBV albums in the works & #BambiKino projects. I’d love to collab or record w/ my @nadasurf comrades”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/23/fiv…