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Djinn Coming March 5 Via RITE
Jan 20, 2021
By Caleb Campbell
It has been a long time since we’ve heard from Swedish producer, composer, and sound designer Catharina Jaunviksna, a.k.a. Badlands. After drawing acclaim for her 2016 solo debut, Locus, Badlands remained mostly quiet for several years. Jaunviksna first started teasing towards a new release in 2020 with a handful of singles and she’s now approaching the release of her long-awaited follow-up, Djinn, due out March 5 on Jauviksna’s self-run label, RITE. More
More Music From the Swedish Musician
Feb 14, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Since last we’ve checked in with former “Pleased to Meet You” artist Badlands, the Swedish duo has become a solo act, with singer/songwriter Catharina Jaunviksna carrying on the torch. More
Like an Old-Fashioned Burned CD
Sep 23, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Remember back when making a mixtape for your friends meant more than sending over a Spotify playlist? When you’d carefully select songs before burning them onto a CD? (Or recording them to tape?) When every track meant something? We’ve a gotten few of our favorite artists to make a tape for you, including Peaking Lights, Dntel, Teen Daze, Big Black Delta, Acid House Kings, and more. More
A Schizo Addition to Our Ongoing Series
Jun 12, 2012
By Laura Studarus
We’re ardent fans Badlands. Purveyors of dreamy pop/ambient influenced soundscapes that seemingly draw from a million things at once, the Swedish duo were the perfect candidates for the next round in our ongoing mixtape project. More
Apr 13, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Maybe because its cold weather limits its inhabitants’ recreational activity, but Sweden just seems to breed great pop artists. More
Issue Also Features: Air, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Andrew Bird, Chairlift, Dan Deacon, First Aid Kit, Grimes, Spiritualized, Tegan and Sara, and more
Mar 12, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Under the Radar’s Winter (March/April) Issue will be hitting the stands soon. The issue features an In the Studio 2012 themed cover with the frontmen of three notable acts set to release new albums later this year—Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, and Twin Shadow’s George Lewis Jr. The issue also features interviews with Air, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Andrew Bird, Chairlift, Dan Deacon, First Aid Kit, Grimes, of Montreal, Frankie Rose, Spiritualized, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, and much more. More
