News
Plus Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 28, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week, Republicans successfully blocked a commission that would have probed the January 6 storming of the Capitol. More
A Color of the Sky Due Out June 25 on Fat Possum
May 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Brooklyn-based shoegaze band Lightning Bug are releasing a new album, A Color of the Sky, on June 25 via Fat Possum (their first for the label). Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Song of the Bell,” via a lyric video for the song. More
Plus UV-TV, CHVRCHES, Iceage, Pom Pom Squad, Yola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 23, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2021.The big Under the Radar news was that on Wednesday we announced our new print issue. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
A Color of the Sky Due Out June 25 on Fat Possum
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Brooklyn-based shoegaze band Lightning Bug are releasing a new album, A Color of the Sky, on June 25 via Fat Possum (their first for the label). Now they have shared the album’s second single, “September Song, pt. ii,” via a video for the song. More
Plus Flock of Dimes, Lana Del Rey, Teenage Fanclub, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2021. Last week I told you that the wife and I got the Johnson & Johnson shot. This week more and more people I personally know are also getting vaccinated, and I’m talking people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, not just 65 and older. More
A Color of the Sky Due Out June 25 on Fat Possum
Mar 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Brooklyn-based shoegaze band Lightning Bug have announced a new album, titled A Color of the Sky. It is the band’s first album after signing to Fat Possum, and it will be out on June 25. They have shared a video for the album’s lead single, “The Right Thing Is Hard To Do.” More
“I have absolutely no trust in Trump and his WEAK administration to effectively deal with the pandemic.” – Audrey Kang
May 14, 2020
By Mark Redfern (with Lily Guthrie)
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Audrey Kang and Kevin Copeland of Brooklyn-based shoegazers Lightning Bug. More
Interviews
“I have absolutely no trust in Trump and his WEAK administration to effectively deal with the pandemic.” – Audrey Kang
May 14, 2020
By Mark Redfern (with Lily Guthrie)
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Audrey Kang and Kevin Copeland of Brooklyn-based shoegazers Lightning Bug. More
Reviews
Jun 25, 2021
By Hayden Godfrey
True to their name, New York-based rockers/shoegazers Lightning Bug are cozy, friendly, and sit comfortably in the modern indie space. More
