Album Reviews
Esther Kohl
You’ll Leave the City EP
Jul 21, 2026 Web Exclusive
Ea Othilde, is a 21-year-old musician from Oslo. Her first two albums, 2023’s Mary, Aren’t You Tired? and last October’s I Will Not Be Like That were nominated for Norwegian Grammy Awards. If you are an Ea Othilde aficionado you will already know this, but for the rest of us, we are in for one hell of a discovery.
La Peste
I Don’t Know Right From Wrong: Lost La Peste 1976-1979 Vol. 1
Jul 20, 2026 Web Exclusive
Since their 1976-1980 existence, there have been several previous attempts to capture the recorded and live legacy of Boston’s early punk luminaries La Peste (from the Camus novel of the same name, literally meaning “the plague”), ranging from the self-titled 1996 Matador compilation to Bacchus Archives’ 2006 compilation of studio and live tracks.
Ebbb
Shallow Hits
Jul 17, 2026 Web Exclusive
Helped by the reputation and muscle of Ninja Tune, Ebbb have been building buzz for some time.
News
500 to Go: Join Under the Radar’s Summer Subscription Campaign
Jul 16, 2026
Mark from Under the Radar here. Today we’re launching a new summer subscription countdown. Our goal is to welcome 500 new and renewed subscribers before the end of the summer to help fund our 25th Anniversary Issue this fall.
Interviews
Friko on “Something Worth Waiting For”
Jul 14, 2026 Web Exclusive
The sophomore album by Chicago indie rockers Friko, Something Worth Waiting For, lives up to its name with youthful anticipation.
“HELP(2)” - The Story Behind War Child’s Epic New Charity Album
Jul 02, 2026
Thirty-one years after the original HELP album changed fundraising forever, a new generation of artists gathered at Abbey Road to create something equally powerful—and perhaps more necessary.
Pleased to meet you
Heidi Curtis On Her Debut EP “Hollow Heart”
May 29, 2026
From teaching herself guitar at 13 to supporting Florence + The Machine and Holly Humberstone, Heidi Curtis discusses the journey that led to her debut EP Hollow Heart.
Lists
Top 20 TV Shows of 2025
Jan 22, 2026
Television in 2025 was, admittedly, not as consistently strong as viewers have come to expect. As mergers continue to threaten quality, authentically prestige television still exists—and in enough abundance that, just three weeks into the new year, it’s worth taking stock of what rose to the top for us at Under the Radar.
The list is a mixed bag, which is very much a good thing. We love our Apple TV+ and our HBO Max. From dystopian dramas and bleak dramas to darkly comedic entries, sci-fi extremes, and procedurals turned on their heads, there’s plenty here to get stuck into. Below is our Top 20, with a handful of honorable mentions bringing up the rear. —Lily Moayeri (Under the Radar’s television editor)
Live reviews
Quicksand @ Rough Trade Below NYC, New York, US, July 17, 2026
Jul 20, 2026
New York post-hardcore outfit Quicksand launched their fifth album “Bring On The Psychics” with an in-store show at the city’s Rough Trade Below NYC store last weekend (Friday 17th July)
Blog
The Best Albums of June 2026 – Stream Them All Here
Jul 03, 2026
Last year we launched our Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month. Now here is a roundup of May 2026’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds (some albums aren’t on Bandcamp) for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release.
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