#FiveQuestions w/ #FreddyTrujillo (#RichmondFontaine, @TheDelines). “I’m glad I got my attitude better and drink less. I’m proud that I haven’t completely fallen apart, but I’ve come close. I think songwriting and music are my ways of giving myself hope”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Full-LP premiere of @HectorGannet’s “The Great Shakedown” (#Guga, @noredindian, @Wipeout_Music). “It’s a middle finger to all the worries, the hardships, the injustices. We can sing and rejoice in the things that can’t be bought or sold”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #TimeBeing’s “Framer” (@killertofurecs). “The song is kind of self-defeating now, since it all turned out, and now I have no idea what to make of it.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

Q&A with @SLOTHRUST’s #LeahWellbaum (@equalvision, @eatingthecrow). “Our goal has always been to create diverse work that tells a story, even though we know certain songs will split the room.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Full-LP premiere of #theEffigies’ “Fire. Aim. Ready.” (@pravdarecords). “Any illusions of us coming back from our current political and cultural predicament are gone. The empire is dying. Good riddance.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Full-LP premiere of #theLovedOnes’ “Latest Hits!” (@SofaBurnRecords, #Lovemonk). “That’s really us in a nutshell: mods who’ll play your backyard Texas barbecue.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

Q&A w/ #ElliottSmith biographer #JamieFisher (@DuttonBooks). On 23rd anniv of Smith’s death, MAGNET’s @coreydu speaks to Fisher about her encounters w/ Smith’s family and friends and, best of all, her focus on Smith’s true love and life’s obsession: music: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #Dazies’ “Still Life” (@killphonicmusic @daziestheband @TAYFPR). “I wanted to empathize with their feelings. I imagined it wouldn’t feel much different than any other relationship. But at the end of the day, it’s artificial”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#EssentialNewMusic: #JulesReidy’s “Clerestory” (@thrilljockey). “The Berlin-based composer/guitarist translates this sensory-spiritual effect to sound, providing a musical approximation of cascading light beams.” Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #Deathdotgov’s “Laces (Redux)” (#LostFuture, @deathdotgov, @usthemgroup). “It’s a personal song. It seemed like the right call to choose it for an acoustic rendition. Expanding on it in this format felt therapeutic for us”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/2…

#MAGNETExclusive: Premiere of #PointBreak2’s “Haunted Car.” “I originally thought the tune would be a small, quiet interstitial about finding some optimism and keeping a sense of humor and grace in the face of, well, everything these days.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/10/1…