MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Elephant Stone’s “Fascists Killed Yer Rock ‘N’ Roll” (@littlecloudrecords.bsky.social, @elephantstonehq.bsky.social). “It’s about giving the threat a name. It’s a reminder that we’ve seen this script before ... and overcome it before”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/15/m...
MAGNET Exclusive: Shakey Graves goes track by track on “Fondness, Etc.” (Secret Identity, Dualtone). “This record is meant to be listened to as a whole, and these moments of reflection are intended as a much-needed breath. Why let talking ruin a good moment?”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/12/m...
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jake Emissions’ “Lowdown, High Up” video (Mom’s Basement). “I was staying in Colorado, and I was thinking about how to start this record off and how much I love the twists and turns and crazy sights out there.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/11/m...
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of BendreTheGiant’s “Swollen Eyes” (Tender Loving Empire). “This is a record about loss, picking up the pieces in the aftermath and sticking around for another year to see what happens.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/12/m...
Essential New Music: Jeff Parker ETA IVtet’s “Happy Today” (@intlanthem.bsky.social, @nonesuch.com). There’s a web of connection between these four players that feeds a musical tap that seems inexhaustible. Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/14/e...
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help’s “Sweater Weather” (@barnonerecords.bsky.social). “The narrator of the song is perhaps a bit too trusting in his love for the machines that are taking care of him.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/15/m...
MAGNET Classics Podcast: We take a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine. For the latest MAGNET Classics episode, we get the real story behind @petedroge.bsky.social’s acclaimed 1994 debut, “Necktie Second”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/12/m...
MAGNET Exclusive: Full-LP premiere of Ike Reilly Featuring Shane Reilly’s “Blind And Surrounded” (Rock Ridge). “Here and now, the danger is division in America, with children heroically standing up against fascism sold as patriotism.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/10/m...
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere of Jon22’s cover of Echo & The @bunnymen.com’s “Lips Like Sugar.” “We also do a killer version of ‘Suedehead’ and the Cars’ ‘Candy-O.’ These are songs I loved when I was growing up, and they were the reason I started playing guitar”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/11/m...
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 43-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith: www.magnetmagazine.com/category/dav...
