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Plus Stream the New Albums from Swans, Little Scream, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Kanye West, and More
Oct 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British experimental musician Anna Meredith has released a new album, FIBS, today via Black Prince Fury and it’s our Album of the Week. Also stream the new albums by Swans, Little Scream, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Kanye West, and Mikal Cronin. More
Plus Michael Kiwanuka, Little Scream, Matt Berninger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a pretty light week, in terms of new songs this week. Hence we only have a Top 8. More
Speed Queen Due Out October 25 via Merge
Oct 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Little Scream (aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer) is releasing a new album, Speed Queen, on October 25 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “One Lost Time.” 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
Speed Queen Due Out October 25 via Merge
Sep 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Little Scream (aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer) is releasing a new album, Speed Queen, on October 25 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Disco Ball.” More
Speed Queen Due Out October 25 via Merge
Aug 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Little Scream (aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer) is releasing a new album, Speed Queen, on October 25 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Still Life.” More
Plus Ezra Furman, Luke Temple, Wilco, Squid, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a slew of solid tracks to choose from this week, making it extra hard to narrow the list down. Hence there are a whopping 11 honorable mentions. But we had some self-control and kept the main list to a Top 10. More
Speed Queen Due Out October 25 via Merge
Jul 17, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Little Scream (aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer) has announced a new album, Speed Queen, and shared its first single, “Dear Leader,” via a lyric video for the track. Speed Queen is due out October 25 via Merge. Check out “Dear Leader” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More
Cult Following Out May 6 via Merge Records
Apr 05, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Today Little Scream shared a new track, “Someone Will Notice,” from her forthcoming Merge debut Cult Following. More
Cult Following Out May 6 via Merge Records
Mar 22, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Today Little Scream (aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer) announced her Merge Records debut, titled Cult Following, out May 6. It features a number of star musicians, including Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Van Etten, the National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Owen Pallett, TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone, and Mary Margaret O’Hara. Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry also helped with the music. She also has shared the video for “Love as a Weapon,” which was directed by Dan Huiting. More
Interviews
“The songs are intuitive and exploratory. They seem effortlessly experimental while still honoring more conventional form.”
Sep 22, 2020
By Laurel Sprengelmeyer
When I was 13 my dad started dating a harp player who had recently traded in her pink mohawk for a smart, long auburn bob to get a job in the symphony orchestra. I was a socially awkward Star Trek loving book nerd with large glasses and hair that always looked like I had just stepped out of a rainstorm. More