MAGNET Magazine

#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…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #Gooseberry’s “Durak.” “It’s a sneering, sardonic takedown of a particular kind of middle-aged white man that’s a bit too present in today’s world. You’ve seen him, you’ve heard him. He’s confident the world has gone to shit”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/23/mag…

#MAGNETExclusive: #GeorgeUsher goes track by track on “Stevensonville.” “‘Stevensonville’ works on three levels. As pure entertainment, as a piece describing a particular place in a particular time and as a tribute to my father.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/22/mag…

#MAGNETExclusive: Full-LP premiere of #theLivesOfFamousMen’s “End Times Elevator Music.” “What’s happening in the US & around the world is both overwhelming & profoundly sad. Music has helped me find meaning in a moment that feels completely nonsensical”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/22/mag…

#MAGNETClassicsPodcast: We dive into key LPs of MAGNET era. For latest (Instant) Classics episode, we get story behind “Cat Out Of Hell,” 3rd LP from “super band” @FantasticCatUSA (@MissingPieceGrp @anthdamatomusic @dondilego @briandunnemusic @hollisbrown) magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/mag…

#MAGNETExclusive: Full-LP premiere of #AViewOfEarthFromTheMoon’s “Rolled Over Like A Wave.” “My dad picked my mom up every day on their way to their student-teaching assignments. They fell in love on those trips, imagining an entire life in front of them”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/mag…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #InternationalDruglords’ “Slut Crush.” “I’ve always been fascinated by the heavy, blurred state between dreaming & waking—the place where you wish you didn’t have to open your eyes, but you’re already half-gone.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/04/21/mag…