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15 Best Songs of the Week: Elbow, Iron & Wine and Fiona Apple, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and More

Plus Camera Obscura, Julia Holter, St. Vincent, La Luz, King Hannah, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 08, 2024

Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were deep in deadline-mode finishing our new print issue, so this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last two weeks. To be honest, we are still putting the finishing touches on the issue today and tomorrow, but there were so many notable songs released in the last two weeks that we still had to find the time to do a Songs of the Week today. More

Julia Holter Shares Video for New Song “Evening Mood”

Something in the Room She Moves Due Out March 22 via Domino

Feb 28, 2024

Julia Holter is releasing a new album, Something in the Room She Moves, on March 22 via Domino. Now she has shared its third single, “Evening Mood,” via a music video. More

14 Best Songs of the Week: Waxahatchee, The Last Dinner Party, Julia Holter, The Smile, and More

Plus Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Omni, Youth Lagoon, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 12, 2024

Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements. More

Julia Holter Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Spinning”

Something in the Room She Moves Due Out March 22 via Domino

Jan 09, 2024

Julia Holter has announced a new album, Something in the Room She Moves, and shared a new song, “Spinning,” via a music video. She’s also announced some new tour dates. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Art Feynman, Marika Hackman, Gruff Rhys, Heartworms, and More

Plus Lala Lala, Ty Segall, Yumi Zouma, Julia Holter, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 10, 2023

Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 10 this week. More

Nov 07, 2023

Julia Holter has shared a new song, “Sun Girl,” via an animated video. The single is out now via Domino. More

Nov 09, 2022

Behold, another Why Not Both Wednesday! This week we chatted with Harper Simon and Julia Holter about medieval love affairs, polyphonic vocal arrangements and the joys of collaboration. More

Perfume Genius Announces 2022 North American Tour

Supporting Acts Will Be Hand Habits and Julia Holter

Nov 16, 2021

Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) has announced dates for a 2022 North American tour. Supporting acts for the tour will be Hand Habits and Julia Holter. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Chromatics, JARV IS…, HAIM, Austra, and More

Plus Muzz, The Lemon Twigs, Caroline Rose, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 06, 2020

Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s been a topsy-turvy week. SXSW was just cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Democratic presidential primaries have dramatically changed in the last week, with Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and, sigh, Elizabeth Warren all dropping out of the race, leaving just Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. More

Mar 05, 2020

Anna Calvi is releasing a new album, Hunted, tomorrow via Domino. It is a new stripped down version of her 2018 album Hunter featuring various notable guest singers. Now she has shared Hunted‘s version of “Swimming Pool,” which features guest vocals from Julia Holter. More

Anna Calvi Announces New Album, Shares “Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy” w/ Courtney Barnett

Hunted Due Out March 6 via Domino; Album Also Features Julia Holter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot

Jan 27, 2020

Anna Calvi has announced a new album, Hunted, and shared its first single, a new version of “Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy” that features guest vocals from Courtney Barnett. Hunted is a new stripped down version of Calvi’s 2018 album Hunter featuring various other notable guests: Julia Holter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot. More

May 08, 2019

Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last fall via Domino. It was our Album of the Week and made the Top 10 in our Top 100 Albums of 2018 list. Now she has announced some more summer tour dates for this July. Some of them are cities she’s never performed in before and the shows will feature a six-piece band. More

Under the Radar Announces Issue 65 with Mitski and boygenius on the Covers

Issue 65 is Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter, Foals, and Kurt Vile; Plus a Tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, and Much More

Mar 01, 2019

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, 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 Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More

Feb 12, 2019

Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last fall via Domino. It was our Album of the Week and made the Top 10 in our Top 100 Albums of 2018 list. Now she has shared a new video for “Les Jeux to You.” Geneva Jacuzzi directed the surreal black & white clip, which stars Holter and Tashi Wada. More

Dec 30, 2018

And here we are, the end of another year. The last 12 months tried the patience of anyone who longed for civility in politics, with divisive policies and a president beloved by only his most ardent supporters. More

Nov 26, 2018

Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last month via Domino. It was our Album of the Week. Now she has shared a new video for “Whether.” Frequent collaborator Dicky Bahto directed the somewhat abstract clip. More

Oct 29, 2018

Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last Friday via Domino. It was our Album of the Week. Now she has shared a new making of documentary about the creation of the album. Dicky Bahto directed it and you can watch it below. Also below are her upcoming tour dates. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Steve Gunn, Thom Yorke, Hatchie, Julia Holter, and More

Plus The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; boygenius; Beirut; Beach House; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 26, 2018

This week’s Songs of the Week list is a supersized edition, with a Top 12 rather than our regular Top 10. Various new album announcements this week, as well as some excellent albums being released today, resulted in the need to make room for two extra tracks. More

Album of the Week: Julia Holter

Aviary Out Now via Domino

Oct 26, 2018

Julia Holter has released a new album, Aviary, today via Domino and it’s our Album of the Week. More

Julia Holter – Stream the New Album

Aviary Out Now via Domino

Oct 26, 2018

Julia Holter has released a new album, Aviary, today via Domino. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Julia Holter, Matthew E. White, Friendly Fires, and More

Plus Jamila Woods, Neneh Cherry, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 19, 2018

An artist whose last song also made it to #1 on that week’s list and an anti-Donald Trump protest song scheduled to be covered by many more artists head this week’s Songs of the Week list. Plus Thom Yorkemakes the list yet again. More

Julia Holter Shares Video for New Song “Words I Heard”

Aviary Due Out October 26 via Domino

Oct 17, 2018

Julia Holter is releasing a new album, Aviary, on October 26 via Domino. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “I Shall Love 2” (which was our #1 Song of the Week). Now she has shared another new song from the album, “Words I Heard,” also via a video. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Julia Holter, Thom Yorke, Frontperson, Metric, and More

Plus Men I Trust, Okkervil River, Phosphorescent, The Twilight Sad, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 07, 2018

Last week’s Songs of the Week was sparse, with only a Top 8 (and two of those songs were from the same artist), probably due to it building up a three-day weekend. There wasn’t much to write about at the start of this week, due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but labels, bands, and publicists more than made up for it with plenty of new songs the rest of the week. More

Sep 06, 2018

Julia Holter has announced a new album, Aviary, and shared a video for its first single, “I Shall Love 2.” She has also announced some tour dates. More

Desert Daze Announces My Bloody Valentine, Julia Holter, GUM, and Other Lineup Additions

They Join Previously Announced Lineup Including Tame Impala, Jarvis Cocker, Mercury Rev Performing Deserter's Songs, and More

Jul 24, 2018

California’s Desert Daze festival has been announcing its lineup in stages. Now they have announced the third round of artists, including second headliner My Bloody Valentine, as well as Julia Holter, Shellac, Escape-ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: CHVRCHES, Wye Oak, Julia Holter, Hookworms, and More

Plus Middle Kids, GUM, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Soccer Mommy, Laura Veirs, Jay Som, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 02, 2018

Wow, what a week for fantastic new tracks. Last week when we were putting together the Songs of the Week the pickings were slimmer and the best we could come up with was nine songs, rather than a full 10. More

Jan 31, 2018

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, in 2015 via Domino (it made it to #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). More

Jan 25, 2018

Former Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails leader Matt Mondanile came under fire last year after seven women came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting them in some manner over the years and Real Estate issued a statement to say that he was fired from the band “in February 2016 when allegations of unacceptable treatment of women were brought to our attention.” More

Julia Holter Alleges Matt Mondanile (Ducktails, ex-Real Estate) Was Emotionally Abusive

"He was emotionally abusive to the point where I had to have a lawyer intervene and was afraid for my life."

Oct 25, 2017

Former Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails leader Matt Mondanile is currently under a thick cloud of sexual assault allegations after seven women came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting them in some manner over the years and Real Estate issued a statement to say that he was fired from the band “in February 2016 when allegations of unacceptable treatment of women were brought to our attention.” Now singer/songwriter/pianist Julia Holter has posted a statement to her Facebook account in which she alleges that Mondanile was emotionally abusive. More

Julia Holter Announces Live Studio Album, Shares New Version of “So Lillies”

In the Same Room Due Out March 31, 2017 via New Imprint Domino Documents

Dec 16, 2016

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, in 2015 via Domino and it made it to #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list. More

Dec 06, 2016

Marfa Myths have announced their 2017 lineup. The festival goes down March 9 - 12 in Marfa, Texas and is put together by Mexican Summer and Ballroom Marfa. Weyes Blood and Perfume Genius will do a collaborative performance together. More

Julia Holter is Releasing Score to the Miles Teller Film “Bleed For This,” Shares “Fighting Duran”

Bleed For This Film and Soundtrack Due Out November 18, Soundtrack Also Features Willis Earl Beal Songs

Oct 13, 2016

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, last September via Domino and it made it to #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list. More

Jul 26, 2016

Last month Nite Jewel released her new album, Liquid Cool, via Gloriette. Now Julia Holter has remixed Liquid Cool track “Running Out of Time.” Listen to the dreamy remix below, followed by Nite Jewel’s upcoming tour dates. More

FYF Fest 2016 Lineup: LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, Air, Beach House, Grimes, Hot Chip, and More

Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, Wolf Parade, Ty Segall, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Julia Holter, and Many Others Set for Los Angeles Fest in Au

Mar 29, 2016

FYF Fest has announced its 2016 lineup and it’s another impressive one. The event is due to take place August 27 and 28 at LA Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Saturday will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala and Sunday will be headlined by LCD Soundsystem (who seem to be playing every festival this year) and Grace Jones. More

Watch: Julia Holter - “Everytime Boots” Video

Have You in My Wilderness Out Now via Domino

Feb 11, 2016

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, back in September via Domino and it made it to #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list. Now she has shared a new video for “Everytime Boots.” More

Sasquatch! 2016 Line-up: The Cure, M83, Florence and the Machine, Sufjan Stevens, and More

Grimes, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, and others on Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) in Quincy, Washington

Jan 12, 2016

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2016 festival, their 15th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. It’s a stacked lineup, including The Cure, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Florence and the Machine, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, Jamie xx, Caribou, Yeasayer, Savages, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, and others.

Julia Holter Announces More 2016 Tour Dates

Have You in My Wilderness Out Now via Domino

Dec 08, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, back in September via Domino and it’s already appearing on some prominent best albums of 2015 lists, including hitting #1 on the lists from both Mojo and Uncut. Now she has announced a few more 2016 tour dates for next March, as well as an appearance at the Moog Fest in May. More

Nov 20, 2015

This weekend, Utrecht, Netherlands hosts the ninth edition of Le Guess Who. More

Nov 18, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, back in September via Domino. Now you she has shared a new video for “Silhouette.” Rick Bahto directed the atmospheric clip, which features lots of quick shots (in color and black & white) of Holter as she hangs out, contemplates life, and writes in her diary, among other things. More

Under the Radar Announces November/December Issue with EL VY on the Cover

Issue 55 Also Includes Interviews with Julia Holter, Kurt Vile, Neon Indian, Martin Courtney, The Dears, John Grant, Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead, the Cast of Back to the Future, and More

Nov 13, 2015

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, as well as Readbug and Kindle. The issue features EL VY (Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls) on the cover. More

Watch: Julia Holter - “Betsy on the Roof” Live Performance Video

Have You in My Wilderness Due out Today via Domino

Sep 25, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, today via Domino. Now you she has shared a new video of her performing album track “Betsy on the Roof” solo on a piano. The video was produced in collaboration with Nowness, directed by Federico Urdaneta, and filmed within London’s St. Pancras clock tower. More

Stream the New Album by Julia Holter in Full, Plus She Also Shares “Betsy on the Roof”

Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino

Sep 17, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, next Friday (September 25) via Domino. Now you can stream the whole glorious thing below, via NPR First Listen. Holter has also shared an individual stream of another song from the record, the stirring piano-backed ballad “Betsy on the Roof,” which swells with strings towards the end. More

Watch: Julia Holter - “Sea Calls Me Home” Video

Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino

Sep 09, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, on September 25 via Domino. She previously shared the video for album opener “Feel You” and the audio for “Sea Calls Me Home.” Now the latter, the clear highlight from the album and a track likely to end up somewhere on our best songs of 2015 list, has a video. More

Listen: Julia Holter - “Sea Calls Me Home”

Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino, U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Aug 26, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter recently announced her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, which is due out September 25 via Domino. More

Julia Holter Announces New Album, Shares Video for “Feel You”

Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino

Jul 09, 2015

Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is back with her fourth full-length album and has shared a video for its first single. Have You in My Wilderness, the follow-up to 2013’s Loud City Song, is due out September 25 via Domino. You can watch the video for album opener “Feel You,” which features Holter paling around with a dog and looking a bit lonely. More

May 26, 2015

On November 19-22, Utrecht, Netherlands will once again host Le Guess Who? Festival. More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring Grimes, Jessie Ware, Zola Jesus, alt-J, and More

Plus New Tracks from Radiohead's Phil Selway, School of Seven Bells, Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison, Willis Earl Beal, and Others

Jun 27, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Grimes, Jessie Ware, Radiohead’s Phil Selway, Zola Jesus, alt-J, School of Seven Bells, Willis Earl Beal, and much more. More

Oct 28, 2013

Loud City Song, the latest full-length effort by singer/songwriter Julia Holter has already been paired with a number of music videos, including such standout tracks as “In the Green Wild” and “This Is A True Heart.” More

Sep 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based artist Julia Holter has premiered a new music video for her Loud City Song single “This Is A True Heart.” More

Aug 12, 2013

This August sees the release of several notable albums. Ahead of their impending due dates, three of them have become available to stream in full online. More

Aug 03, 2013

This weekend, Katowice, Poland is hosting the seventh annual OFF Festival. We sent writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. Check out her gallery of photos, featuring Piotr Kurek, Nathalie and the Loners, UL/KR, Glass Animals, Merchandise, Jens Lekman, Julia Holter, and Skalpel. More

Jul 09, 2013

Next month L.A. singer/songwriter Julia Holter will release her third album Loud City Song. More

Julia Holter Announces New Album, “Loud City Song”

Shares Music Video for Opening Track "World"

May 22, 2013

Los Angeles singer/songwriter Julia Holter has announced the upcoming release of her third album Loud City Song. More

Under the Radar Announces the Best of 2012 Issue featuring Grimes on the Cover

Issue also Includes Top 100 Albums of 2012; Artist Surveys; and Interviews with Passion Pit, Scott Walker, Tig Notaro, The xx, Sleigh Bells, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, Jessie Ware, and more

Dec 21, 2012

Under the Radar’s Best of 2012 issue is shipping out to stores and subscribers and will be on newsstands nationwide in January. It features Grimes on the cover and includes interviews with other artists who made an impact in the last year, including Baroness, Julia Holter, Mount Eerie, Tig Notaro, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Ty Segall, Sleigh Bells, Swans, Trust, Scott Walker, Jessie Ware, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, and The xx. Plus the Top 100 albums of the year and Year-End Artist Surveys. More

Nov 29, 2012

Julia Holter heads straight down the rabbit hole and into the doll house in new video “Goddess Eyes II.” More

Aug 28, 2012

Still supporting her newest album Ekstasis singer/songwriter Julia Holter has debuted a visually arresting music video for her song “Goddess Eye I.” More

May 31, 2012

Soon to open for Sigur Rós for a number of west coast dates this summer avant-garde singer/songwriter Julia Holter has debuted wanderlusting music video for her Ekstasis cut “Our Sorrows.” More



Interviews

Julia Holter on “Aviary”

Lost in Her Own World

May 28, 2019

It’s not just on record that Julia Holter demands your full attention. During her epic, and often extraordinary, new album Aviary, it is easy to feel lost and overwhelmed by its web of lush strings, abrupt transitions, and references from antiquity. More

Julia Holter

In Tune

Jan 08, 2016

Julia Holter hasn’t owned a piano in her adult life, something that might come as a surprise given how prominently the instrument is featured on her third full-length release, Have You in My Wilderness. That’s all changing today, as the Los Angeles singer/songwriter has located a slightly decrepit one at the hardware store near her apartment, on sale for the princely sum of $160. More


Reviews

Oct 24, 2018

In naming Aviary, her studio follow-up to 2015’s Have You in My Wilderness, Julia Holter took inspiration from a line from a 2009 short story by Lebanese-American poet and essayist Etel Adnan: “I found myself in an aviary full of shrieking birds.” More

Mar 31, 2017

Recorded live over two days in London, In The Same Room is the glowing starter sparks of Domino Documents, Domino Records’ new imprint, its documentary-on-sound homage to music’s radio-era grainy golden years smartly dressed into impeccably produced live-cut studio recordings. More

Aug 21, 2013

Loud City Song is that rare, refreshing, and inspiring album that simply aspires to be a world unto itself. Pulling equally from modern classical, Tin Pan Alley musicals, musique concrète, and what can only be described as avant-pop as descendant from forebears such as Kate Bush and David Bowie, the album resists and even violently squirms away from attempts at categorization. More

Aug 04, 2013

Walking through the field on the second day of OFF Festival, I was faced with a large group of teenagers, sprinting towards me and singing a chipper refrain from Zbigniew Wodecki’s triumphant performance the previous evening. It was a heartwarming moment. After all, isn’t that the point of heading to a festival in another country? More