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EBM Due Out September 23 via [PIAS]
Sep 23, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British band Editors have released a new album, EBM, today via [PIAS]. More
EBM Due Out September 23 via [PIAS]
Jun 07, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British band Editors have announced the release of a new album, EBM, which will be out on September 23 via [PIAS]. They have also announced a tour in support of the album, and have shared a live video for a new album single, “Karma Climb.” More
Release Marks the Band First New Music Since 2019
Apr 20, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British five-piece Editors have shared a video for a new single, “Heart Attack.” It is their first new release of music since 2019. They have also announced that Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power) has officially joined the band. More
In Ferneaux Due Out February 26 via Sacred Bones
Jan 11, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) has announced a new album, In Ferneaux, and shared its first single, “Starstuff (Single Edit).” More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
Sep 27, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More
Plus Stream New Albums from Ride, Friendly Fires, Shura, Amason, Blanck Mass, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and More
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Sleater-Kinney have released a new album, The Center Won’t Hold, today via Mom + Pop and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today: Amason, Blanck Mass, Friendly Fires, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Hold Steady, Oso Oso, Ride, and Shura. More
Plus Blanck Mass, Cross Record, Girl Ray, Bodywash, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 02, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. As soon as this week’s #1 song was shared on Tuesday morning we knew it would be the song to beat this week and it easily held off all challengers. Although, there were strong showings at #2 and #3 too. More
Animated Violence Mild Due Out August 16 via Sacred Bones
Jul 31, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) is releasing a new album, Animated Violence Mild, on August 16 via Sacred Bones. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Love is a Parasite,” via a Craig Murray-directed video for the track. Watch it below, followed by his upcoming tour dates. More
Animated Violence Mild Due Out August 16 via Sacred Bones
Jun 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) is releasing a new album, Animated Violence Mild, on August 16 via Sacred Bones. Now he has shared another song from the album, “No Dice.” He has also announced some North American tour dates. More
Plus Blanck Mass, Bon Iver, Japanese Breakfast, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were several notable albums announced this week, which meant some strong opening singles to choose from, as well as a few album tracks. More
Animated Violence Mild Due Out August 16 via Sacred Bones
Jun 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) has announced a new album, Animated Violence Mild, and shared its first single, “House vs. House.” More
The Blanck Mass Sessions Due Out April 13 and May 3 via Play It Again Sam
Mar 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British five-piece Editors released a new album, Violence, back in March 2018 via Play It Again Sam. Now they have announced a new, more electronic, version of the album featuring the original production work on the songs done by Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power of Fuck Buttons) and shared its first single, the new song “Barricades,” via a video for the track. More
Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums
Dec 30, 2017
By Mark Redfern
2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More
World Eater Due Out March 3 via Sacred Bones
Feb 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) is releasing a new album, World Eater, on March 3 via Sacred Bones. Previously the electronic musician shared the album’s first two singles, “Please” and “Silent Treatment.” Now “Please” has a video. Michael Tan directed the strange computer animated clip, which you can watch below. More
World Eater Due Out March 3 via Sacred Bones
Jan 10, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Blanck Mass (the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power) has announced a new album, World Eater, and shared its first single, “Please.” World Eater is due out March 3 via Sacred Bones. Below is “Please,” followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More
Culture of Volume Album Out Now via XL
Dec 21, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
East India Youth (aka London-based electronic musician and singer William Doyle) released a fantastic sophomore album, Culture of Volume, earlier this year on XL. It made it on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list and was well received in his native U.K., but the album has been a bit underappreciated by U.S. critics and listeners. More
Mercury Rev, Gwenno, Petite Noir, Cullen Omori, Autre Ne Veut, Chad Valley, Girls Names, PINS, and More on List
Nov 17, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, has announced the second round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2016 (its 30th year). The list is a little short on big names, but a huge part of SXSW is discovering new artists. More
Interviews
Oct 11, 2019
By Jordan J. Michael
Rolling one cigarette after another from his home in the East Lothian Council of Scotland, Benjamin John Power is invigorated. Known to the music world as Blanck Mass, or that guy from Fuck Buttons, Power turns his device around to his backyard so I can see how very green the beautiful day is. More
Power on 2015's Best Albums, TIDAL, Getting Fired, and Jim Carrey's The Mask
Feb 24, 2016
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Benjamin John Power, who records as Blanck Mass and is also one-half of Fuck Buttons. More
Reviews
Feb 26, 2021
By Michael Watkins
Returning two years after his barnstorming exploits on Animated Violence Mild, Blanck Mass—of Fuck Buttons, and aka Benjamin John Power—has delivered a project of noticeable difference, that runs at a counterpoint to almost all of his previous work. More
Aug 22, 2019
By Paul Bullock
Animated Violence Mild, the fourth full-length from Benjamin John Power’s Blanck Mass, builds on 2017’s excellent World Eater to deliver his most vicious, focused, and danceable release yet. More
May 12, 2015
By Tom Fenwick
As one half of the Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power has spent the best part of a decade challenging our expectations of modern electronica. More
