Kristi Forrest's profile photo

Kristi Forrest

Editor and Writer at Magnetic Magazine

Featured in: Favicon magneticmag.com

Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | magneticmag.com | Kristi Forrest

    With school ending, vacations beginning, and the spirit of summer coming our way, let’s listen to some of the best disco & funk tracks of May. I promise, you will be able to feel the sunshine in these tunes!From Cerrone and Christine and the Queens to Mark Lower to Moon Boots, May had some exciting new music to offer! Let’s take a listen to what made May 2025 special.

  • 1 month ago | magneticmag.com | Kristi Forrest

    Welcome to April and the 15 best disco & funk tracks of the month. Anoraak is back with a full-length LP, Tonique & Man are ready for summer with their new EP, and the legendary Riva Starr also has a new LP. There is a lot to listen to, so let’s get to it!Make sure to check out my updated Spotify Disco & Funk playlistSee Past Disco and Funk Charts HereAnoraak – Shoulda Kinda Guy feat.

  • 2 months ago | magneticmag.com | Kristi Forrest |Ben Lepper |Will Vance

    There’s something full-circle about Avoure’s newest release, Essence EP. Released back on March 27th on Biome Recordings, this three-track collection of records builds on everything that Avoure has been working on for the better part of the last decade and reintroduces him through a new lens with a fresh fire lit underneath him. “While working on Essence EP, I felt completely at home — every sound, every melody came together naturally as I was writing,” he shared.

  • 2 months ago | magneticmag.com | Will Vance |Kristi Forrest |Ben Lepper

    Wrangler just dropped the first part of its official apparel collab with HBO’s The Last of Us, and it’s everything you’d expect from a denim brand that’s been doing rugged gear since before Joel ever picked up a rifle. The collection, done in partnership with Sony Pictures Consumer Products, landed today, April 10, and is timed around the kickoff of Season 2, which premieres this Sunday on HBO and streams on Max.

  • 2 months ago | magneticmag.com | Ben Lepper |Connor Phillips |Kristi Forrest

    Let’s slide into spring while listening to 15 of March’s hottest disco & funk tracks!When we think about disco and funk music, it’s easy to think of the 1970s, but as educated listeners, we know how much these genres have expanded and melded together over the last few decades. Now, it’s not uncommon to hear house, acid, yacht rock, boogie, soul, and R&B all in the mix.