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La Luz Due Out Tomorrow via Hardly Art
Oct 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles trio La Luz are releasing a new self-titled album tomorrow via Hardly Art. Now they have shared a new song from it, “I Won’t Hesitate,” via an amusing video in which the band embark on a spy caper. Cigarettes that secretly shoot darts, phones built into shoes, trench coats, secret meetings, agents disguised as clowns—it’s got it all. Nathan Castiel directed the video. More
The New Episode of Season 2 of Under the Radar with Celine Teo-Blockey Is Out Now on Major Podcasting Platforms
Aug 20, 2021
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Adrian Younge—multi-hyphenate artist, DJ, composer, and co-founder of the Jazz Is Dead label—is our guest on the latest episode of Under the Radar Podcast. More
La Luz Due Out October 22 via Hardly Art
Jul 22, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles trio La Luz have announced a new self-titled album and shared a new song from it, “Watching Cartoons,” via a video. More
Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
The American Negro Out Now on Jazz is Dead
Feb 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Adrian Younge has released a politically charged album, The American Negro, today via his Jazz is Dead label. Now that the album’s out you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Ian Daniel Kehoe, Adrian Younge, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2021. There was finally some good news this week. We landed on Mars! On Thursday NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the red planet, a tricky engineering feat, to answer David Bowie’s question: “Is there life on Mars?” More
The American Negro Due Out February 26 on Jazz is Dead
Feb 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Adrian Younge has shared a new single titled “Revolutionize.” It is the second offering from his upcoming album, The American Negro, which will be released on February 26 via Jazz is Dead. Younge has also shared the latest episode of his Amazon Music-exclusive podcast Invisible Blackness, where he talks to Ladybug Mecca of hip hop trio Digable Planets. More
Plus New Madrid, Du Blonde, Indigo Sparke, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone, Emma Goad, and Jimi Arundell)
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a fairly low-key week, news wise, although crackpot Q-Anon believing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from her committee assignments, thanks in part to 11 Republicans who crossed the aisle and voted with Democrats, and the Senate passed a budget resolution early this morning that paved the way for President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package to be passed without any votes from Republicans. More
The American Negro Album Out on February 26 via Jazz is Dead
Feb 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Adrian Younge has announced a new multimedia project to coincide with Black History Month, which will encompass an album, podcast, and short film. The album, entitled The American Negro, will be released on February 26 via Jazz is Dead. Younge has also shared the title track and lead single in conjunction with the announcement. More
