British sister trio The Staves have shared a new song titled “Devotion.” The song will be featured on their upcoming album Good Woman, out Feb. 5 via Nonesuch. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) have shared a cover of Willie Nelson’s classic “On the Road Again” via a video fittingly made up of fun footage of the band on tour. The cover is a fitting sentiment for these pandemic times when bands can’t tour and to that end proceeds from the cover will be donated to Crew Nation, which is “a charitable fund that was created to help people working backstage that were supposed to be working on shows planned for 2020.” More
Plus Lana Del Rey, Elbow, Thom Yorke, First Aid Kit, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 23, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another incredibly strong week for new songs. Last week we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10, and here we are again, except this time with a Top 13. Like last week, there are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More
New Song “Strange Beauty” in Tribute to the Recently Deceased Silver Jews and Purple Mountains Singer/Songwriter
Aug 22, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) have shared a new song, "Strange Beauty," in tribute to David Berman of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, who took his own life earlier this month. They have also shared a cover of Silver Jews' "Random Rules," from 1998's American Water. More
First Aid Kit's Ruins and Tender Offerings EP Both Out Now via Columbia
Nov 12, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) released a new album, Ruins, back in January, and the Tender Offerings EP in September, both via Columbia. Last Thursday they played Leeds, England with The Staves, a British trio featuring sisters Jessica, Camilla, and Emily Staveley-Taylor. More
Tender Offerings EP Due Out September 14 via Columbia
Sep 06, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. Now they have shared a video for the album's "Rebel Heart." Mats Udd directed the horror-themed video. The band has also announced a new EP, Tender Offerings, that includes four previously unreleased songs from the Ruins sessions. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. Now they have done a session for Spotify where they cover the Kate Bush classic "Running Up That Hill," a classic from the British singer/songwriter's 1985 album Hounds of Love. More
Ruins Out Now via Columbia; Support Acts Include Julia Jacklin and M. Ward
May 09, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. Now they have announced some fall North American tour dates. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. local time. Julia Jacklin will support some of the dates, with M. Ward on one date. More
Issue 63 Also Includes Interviews with MGMT, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, The National, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Fleet Foxes, Parquet Courts, Noel Gallagher, Spoon, and More
Mar 28, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar's app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. Prior to that, in March 2017, First Aid Kit shared a new song, "You Are the Problem Here," in honor of International Women's Day. The song didn't appear on Ruins and was released before the #MeToo movement took flight, but certainly addresses some of those same issues. Now they have shared a new video of them performing a rocking version of the song live in a blank TV studio, dubbed the Rebel Hearts Club. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit released a new album, Ruins, last month via Columbia. We previously invited their fans to submit their questions for our Fan Interview with Johanna and Klara Söderberg and we are now extending that deadline, as we'd like more questions to choose from. You now have until Friday, February 23, to email us your question ideas. More
Johanna and Klara Söderberg on What They Want to Accomplish Before They Die
Jan 19, 2018By Mark Redfern
Bucket List is our recurring feature where an artist provides a list of what they want to accomplish before they die. For this installment Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg) submit their lists. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, this Friday(January 19) via Columbia. We invite their fans to submit their questions for our Fan Interview with Johanna and Klara Söderberg. You have until next Tuesday, January 23 to email us your question ideas. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, onJanuary 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have shared a video entitled "Ruins (Live From the Rebel Hearts Club)." More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, onJanuary 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have shared a video entitled "Postcard (Live From the Rebel Hearts Club)." More
Plus Muse, Eminem, First Aid Kit, Moses Sumney, Japanese Breakfast, Alex Lahey, Everything Everything, and Others
Jan 09, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Bonnaroo have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7-10 and this year, their 17th year, the headliners are Eminem, The Killers, and Muse. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, onJanuary 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have shared a video for "Fireworks." Mats Udd directed the video that features the sisters attending, dancing, and performing at a 1980s prom, complete with big hairdos and vintage prom dresses. More
Plus The Weeknd, Eminem, Fleet Foxes, alt-J, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen, First Aid Kit, Japanese Breakfast, and Others
Jan 03, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, onJanuary 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have done a session for BBC Radio 2 where they have covered Lorde's "Perfect Places" and have also performed the holiday classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and first performed by Judy Garland in the 1944 movie musical Meet Me in St. Louis). More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, onJanuary 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have shared a lyric video for another new song from the album, "Fireworks." The video features the lyrics superimposed on old footage of dances. More
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit recently shared a brand new song, "It's a Shame," as well as a video for the song inspired by the Gwyneth Paltrow romantic comedy from 1998, Sliding Doors. Now the band has announced a new album, Ruins (which features "It's a Shame"), and shared another song from it "Postcard," via a lyric video in which the lyrics appear on a postcard. More
Swedish sister folk duo First Aid Kit recently shared a brand new song, "It's a Shame," which is out now via Columbia. Now they have shared a video for the song. Mats Udd directed the video, which a press release compares to the Gwyneth Paltrow romantic comedy from 1998, Sliding Doors. More
Plus Lindstrøm, First Aid Kit, The Weather Station, FAN, Wild Beasts, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 29, 2017By Christopher Roberts
It wasn't the strongest week for truly compelling new tracks, but there was still enough of note to make us rally and put together a decent Songs of the Week post. To help you sort through the multitude of fresh songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the seven best this week had to offer, along with highlighting other notable new tracks shared this week. More
Swedish sister folk duo First Aid Kit have shared a brand new song, "It's a Shame." The single is out now via Columbia. Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, Laura Veirs) produced the song, which was recorded in early 2017 in Portland, OR. More
Plus: Glass Animals, Cut Copy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, Solange, The Killers, Run the Jewels, Car Seat Headrest, and Others
May 04, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2017 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Gorillaz, The xx, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Martin Garrix, and Chance the Rapper. More
Stand Alone Single to Be Released Digitally This Friday With All Proceeds to Women for Women International
Mar 08, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit have shared a brand new song, "You Are the Problem Here," in honor of today's International Women's Day. The song is in support of women's rights and tackles rape. The stand alone single will be released digitally this Friday (March 10), with all proceeds going to Women for Women International. More
The Polar Music Prize is an annual ceremony held in Sweden since 1992 that has been described as "the Noble Prize of Music." Last night they honored American country icon Emmylou Harris. More
David Letterman is soon ending his long run as the host of the Late Show and has been doing all sorts of special things. Last night, as well as having Tina Fey jokingly strip down to her underwear, he had Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit on to cover Simon & Garfunkel's "America." More
Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit have premiered a brand new music video featuring the track "Master Pretender" from their most recent album Stay Gold. More
In early November, First Aid Kit unveiled a cover of R.E.M.’s “Walk Unafraid,” recorded for the Reese Witherspoon pick Wild. Now the track has some visuals. More
On Record Store Day's Black Friday sale taking place Nov. 28, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit will release a special 10'' featuring a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's classic tune "America." More
Delivering one of this year's standout albums with their third full-length Stay Gold, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit have premiered a brand new music video for the LP's title track. More
Swedish folk singers/sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, aka First Aid Kit, stopped by Australia's Triple J radio network for their ongoing covers series "Like A Version." First Aid Kit played Jack White's "Love Interruption," from his debut solo albumBlunderbuss.More
Also featuring interviews with Slowdive, Slow Club, First Aid Kit, Lykke Li, James McAvoy, The Horrors, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The War on Drugs vs. Sharon Van Etten, and More
Scheduled to release their brand new LP Stay Gold on June 10, Klara and Johanna Söderberg, the Swedish sisters of First Aid Kit have premiered a brand new music video for their single "My Silver Lining." More
Scheduled to release to their third full-length album Stay Gold on June 10, First Aid Kit's Swedish folk siblings Klara and Johanna Söderberg have shared a brand new music video for the LP's included track "Cedar Lane." More
by:Larm, a festival that highlights the best in upcoming Scandinavian artists has announced the that Under the Radar favorites First Aid Kit will perform at the 2014 edition of the festival. More
Plus: The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit and Alabama Shakes
Oct 13, 2012By Wendy Lynch Redfern
On Friday October 12, the Austin City Limits Music Festival kicked off in Austin, TX. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Check out his photos of Tegan and Sara, M83, Florence and the Machine, The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit, Patrick Watson, Alabama Shakes and Esperanza Spalding here. 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
Swedish sisters and folk-duo First Aid Kit have announced a headlining jaunt in support of forthcoming album The Lion’s Roar (due out January 24). We have the dates. More
On Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 First Aid Kit and Slow Club graced The Troubadour stage with amazing performances. Photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern was there to capture the action. Check out a full gallery here. More
The Lion's Roar Due Out January 24 via Wichita Records
Sep 08, 2011By Mi Tran
Sweden's sister-duo First Aid Kit will release their sophomore album, The Lion's Roar on January 24 through Wichita Records. Yep, that's still a long, long way away, but in the meantime you can check out a teaser trailer for the album below. More
Swedish sisters First Aid Kit are returning to North America in support of their debut LP The Big Black and the Blue. We have the full list of dates. More
Johanna and Klara Söderberg Respond to Their Fans’ Questions
Jun 08, 2018By Mark Redfern
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg) released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. The Söderberg sisters recently agreed to take part in our Fan Interview and we put out the call for questions. Fans were allowed to submit up to 10 questions and we received a ton of great suggestions. We picked the best ones and sent them over to the band and they graciously took the time to answer all of them in-depth. More
In case Mike Mogis happens to be reading this, the Söderberg sisters, Johanna and Klara, want you to know they "adore" you. It was simply time for something different. More
Johanna and Klara Söderberg on What They Want to Accomplish Before They Die
Jan 19, 2018By Mark Redfern
Bucket List is our recurring feature where an artist provides a list of what they want to accomplish before they die. For this installment Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg) submit their lists. More
This week, Swedish duo First Aid Kit is making a brief return to the U.S. for select performances on both coasts, including a set on Sunday at the inaugural Way Over Yonder festival in Santa Monica. Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg kick things off tonight by revisiting the Late Show With David Letterman, this time to perform front and center. In November 2011, they appeared on the show, singing backup for Lykke Li. Under the Radar spoke with Johanna and Klara Söderberg last week, while they were still in Stockholm, to ask them about their appearance at Way Over Yonder and how things are progressing on the follow-up to First Aid Kit's critically acclaimed 2012 LP, The Lion's Roar. More
Klara Söderberg of First Aid Kit would like people to know that she and her sister Johanna were an active duo performing shows in Sweden before folks in the U.S. discovered them through their cover of Fleet Foxes' "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" on YouTube. "I don't want them to think we were not making music and then did the Fleet Foxes cover and were like, 'Oh, we can make music,'" Klara explains. "We've always been doing our own songs, and that has been the main thing." More
"I want to give so much so freely/Not have to take it back," sing Stockholm sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg on "Rebel Heart." The first track of their fourth album sways with a knowing nostalgia, steady in its melody. More
It's a fun game to ask someone unfamiliar with First Aid Kit where the band hails from. Tennessee is a common guess, as is Georgia, and the fact that the Söderberg sisters are from Sweden always raises eyebrows. More
by:Larm Day Three: First Aid Kit, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Ice Cream Cathedral, and Kate Boy
Øya, day four. The best way to avoid jet lag is to never sleep—but by this point I was experiencing a new sensation: festival lag. On the way to the day’s events, I passed a man in the hotel lobby, sleeping soundly in a small nest of beanbag chairs. He is my spirit animal. More
To hear First Aid Kit is to undergo a restructuring of what geography means to music. It turns out that the best country-tinged folk album released in 2012 may very well come not from Georgia or the Carolinas or Nebraska or even Washington, but from Sweden. More
Last night, two months before the release of its second LP, The Lion's Roar, First Aid Kit played its first sold-out headlining show in Los Angeles, at the famed Troubadour. More
The debut EP from these two teenage sisters from outside Stockholm, Sweden, is steeped largely in the folk traditions of artists such as Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake. More
