Dec 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

Mar 09, 2020 By Dom Gourlay

Idlewild celebrate their 25th year with an anniversary tour with run of dates in November. More

May 13, 2019 By Dom Gourlay

The month of May is a busy time for UK music lovers, with so many festivals taking place over the course of its four-and-a-half weeks. However, one of the most exciting events on the festival calendar is happening in the grounds of Catton Hall, an 18th Century listed building in the Derbyshire countryside. Situated close to the border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, it’s played host to Bearded Theory since 2014. More

Apr 05, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

For this week’s Album of the Week we have a tie, two albums we’ve been heavily supporting for several months now: Rose Elinor Dougall‘s A New Illusion and Weyes Blood‘s Titanic Rising. Below is info on both albums, as well as a round up and streams for other notable albums released today. More

Apr 05, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have released a new album, Interview Music, today via Empty Words. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are Idlewild’s upcoming tour dates. More

Mar 23, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Scottish indie rockers Idlewild are releasing a new album, Interview Music, on April 5 via Empty Words. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Same Things Twice,” via a video for the song. More

Feb 26, 2019 By Stephen Axeman

Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have returned with a disorienting and strangely pacifying new video for “Dream Variations,” the lead single off of their forthcoming album, Interview Music, and we are pleased to premiere it. The track is a slowly mutating anthem full of cosmic ambience that blends a chiming symphonic hook with spacey atmospherics. More

Feb 08, 2019 By Mark Redfern

This week’s Songs of the Week was almost just a Top 8. However two fun, but seriously inessential, songs from the Lego Movie 2 soundtrack skated in at the bottom of the list. Veteran Scottish rockers Idlewild surprised us with an interesting new song, even though we admittedly haven’t paid much attention to their last few albums. More

Feb 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have announced a new album, Interview Music, and shared its first single (and opening track), “Dream Variations.” More

Apr 10, 2015 By Katie LaBranche

Scottish indie rock band Idlewild has released the video for “Every Little Means Trust,” the third single from their seventh album, Everything Ever Written, which debuted on February 15, 2015. More

Jul 19, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In support of fan-funded album Post Electric Blues, British rockers Idlewild is returning to the U.S. for the first time in five years. We have the list of dates. More