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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Vintage Mixers

Jun 7, 8:00am MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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Film At 11: Casey Black

Jun 6, 11:00pm MAGNET

Casey Black, Nashville music artist and son of acclaimed songwriter Charlie Black, will be releasing Lay You In The Loam on June 18. This is Black's fourth studio album, and it will be issued via CatBeach Music. We are proud to present the video premiere for new single "Fire Fire Fire Fire" today on magnetmagazine.com. [...]

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Pool

Jun 6, 5:00pm MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Fialta

Jun 6, 3:00pm MAGNET

It's a shame that California indie-pop band Fialta's album Summer Winter isn't coming out until July. If latest single "Photographs" is any indication of the rest of the LP, this record would make for a soundtrack to a complete summer. Be the judge yourself and cop a free download of the infectious song below. "Photographs" [...]

• Fialta - Photographs

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Artist:	Fialta
Title:	Photographs
Link Text:	download
File Name:	Photographs.mp3
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2013

Live Review: The Mountain Goats, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2013

Jun 6, 11:00am MAGNET

Throughout the first show of the Mountain Goats’ current tour with the Baptist Generals supporting, John Darnielle kept mentioning how nervous he was. “I didn’t use to be nervous,” he said toward the end of the evening, sweaty and smiling broadly. “But there didn’t used to be 1,200 fucking people at our shows.” And the [...]

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: McDonald And Giles

Jun 6, 8:00am MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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Film At 11: Holy Ghost!

Jun 5, 11:00pm MAGNET

Holy Ghost! is Brooklyn-based pop pair Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel. The duo's second LP, Dynamics, is slated to be released this autumn via DFA and promises to be a solid follow-up to its 2011 self-titled album. Watch the video for "Dumb Disco Ideas," the first single off of Dynamics, below.

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Sampling

Jun 5, 5:00pm MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Kyle Andrews

Jun 5, 3:00pm MAGNET

Music City inhabitant and singer/songwriter Kyle Andrews plans to release full-length Brighter Than The Sun on July 23 via the Elephant Lady label. Andrews continues to validate himself as a hit-machine with latest single "The Way To Wonder." If you're into having a song stuck in your head for the next 12 hours, grab a [...]

• Kyle Andrews - The Way To Wonder (Single Version)

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Artist:	Kyle Andrews
Title:	The Way To Wonder (Single Version)
Link Text:	download
File Name:	TheWayToWonder.mp3
Year:	2013

Vintage Movies: “Closely Watched Trains”

Jun 5, 11:00am MAGNET

MAGNET contributing writer Jud Cost is sharing some of the wealth of classic films he’s been lucky enough to see over the past 40 years. Trolling the backwaters of cinema, he has worked up a list of more than 500 titles—from the silent era through the ’90s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all [...]

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Kasio For Ableton

Jun 5, 8:00am MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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Film At 11: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Jun 4, 11:00pm MAGNET

Motor City natives Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s Patterns EP is out now. If you were curious as to how band members Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott look as claymation figures, you should take a peek at their latest video. The clip is for the second track off of the EP, a little ditty titled "Dark Water." [...]

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Peter Broderick’s “I’ve Tried” (Studio Video)

Jun 4, 5:00pm MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Emily Bell

Jun 4, 3:00pm MAGNET

In Technicolor is the debut LP by Austin's Emily Bell. The album, out via the One-Eyed George label, is composed of nine genre-crossing pop tunes. To get the vibe of Bell, check out "Back To The Way I Was,"the opening track from In Technicolor. Download it below. "Back To The Way I Was" (download):

• Emily Bell - Back To The Way I Was

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Artist:	Emily Bell
Title:	Back To The Way I Was
Link Text:	download
File Name:	BackToTheWayIWas.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

The Flaming Lips Almost Killed Me: At War With The Critics

Jun 4, 11:00am MAGNET

Will repeated listening to the Flaming Lips' dark, depressing and intense new album drive you insane? MAGNET's Matthew Fritch aims to find out. Welcome to the Terrordome. Anyone read anything about the new Daft Punk album? What? My sarcasm is tiresome and strained; it both mocks and plays into the future that Daft Punk is already [...]

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Holy Grail Reverb Pedal (Electro Harmonix)

Jun 4, 8:00am MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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Film At 11: H.D. Harmsen

Jun 3, 11:00pm MAGNET

"Dog Days" is the third single off H.D. Harmsen's Papoose, out now via the Maximum Ames label. We are proud to premiere the song's Leslie Hall-directed video today on magnetmagazine.com. Watch it below.

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From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Roland Juno 60

Jun 3, 5:00pm MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Josephine Foster

Jun 3, 3:00pm MAGNET

Colorado singer/songwriter Josephine Foster has released 10 albums since 2001 four-track home recording Little Life. Come 12 years later and this folk-driven collection of songs inspired by adolescence is being reissued by the Fire label. Download "Shay Shay" below. "Shay Shay" (download):

• Josephine Foster - Shay Shay

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Artist:	Josephine Foster
Title:	Shay Shay
Link Text:	download
File Name:	ShayShay.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2001

From The Desk Of The Album Leaf: Ableton Live

Jun 3, 12:00pm MAGNET

Perils From The Sea is a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of the Album Leaf and Mark Kozelek. It’s a set of long, somber songs that melds LaValle’s spacious, orchestral electronic instrumentation with Kozelek’s forthright and world-weary vocals. They’re transfixing, often beautiful, sometimes unsettling. The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration. Kozelek had seen LaValle play a few [...]

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