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Music For Animals Due Out September 23 via LEITER
Sep 02, 2022
By Joey Arnone
German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has shared a new single, the 27-minute long “Briefly.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Music For Animals, which will be out on September 23 via LEITER. More
Music For Animals Due Out September 23 via LEITER
Jul 22, 2022
By Joey Arnone
German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has shared a new single, the 18 minute-long “Lemon Day.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Music For Animals, which will be out on September 23 via LEITER More
Old Friends New Friends Due Out December 3 via LEITER
Nov 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has shared a new single, “Late.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Old Friends New Friends, which will be out on December 3 via LEITER. More
Old Friends New Friends Due Out December 3 via Leiter
Nov 04, 2021
By Joey Arnone
German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has announced the release of a new album, Old Friends New Friends, which consists of previously unreleased solo piano material created between 2009 and 2021. It will be out on December 3 via Leiter. Frahm has also shared the album’s lead single, “All Numbers End.” More
Graz Out Now Digitally; Due on Vinyl on May 21 via Erased Tapes
Mar 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has surprise released a new album, Graz, today in honor of World Piano Day, a yearly event set up by Frahm and others in 2015. The album is out now digitally and can be streamed here. More
All Encores Due Out October 18 via Erased Tapes; Encores 3 EP Due Out September 20
Aug 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Nils Frahm has announced a new album, All Encores, and shared an 11-minute new song from it, “All Armed,” as well as a trailer for the album. More
Janet Jackson, The xx, Car Seat Headrest, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lucy Dacus, Mount Kimbie, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Breeders, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Others Set for 15th Anniversary
Mar 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
FYF Fest has announced its 2018 lineup. The event is due to take place July 21 and 22 at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park. The headliners are Florence and the Machine and Janet Jackson. More
All Melody Due Out January 26, 2018 via Erased Tapes
Nov 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Nils Frahm has announced a new album, All Memory, and shared a trailer for it. All Memory is due out January 28, 2018 via Erased Tapes. It’s the German musician’s seventh album and he built a brand new studio in Berlin to record it. More
Plus: Nils Frahm, J Fernandez, Keep Shelley in Athens, Pure Bathing Culture, Tyler The Creator, Neneh Cherry, The Haxan Claok, and More
Sep 30, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Here’s a mix of other news today that weren’t able to do full news items on. Included in this news mix are summary items on Antony and his comments on the Pope, Daughter’s new album and video, John Carpenter’s live debut, Flying Lotus’ short film trailer, Trent Reznor and The Haxan Cloak’s Moog documentary, a new song from Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds, J Fernandez’s video, Keep Shelley in Athens’ new song, Pure Bathing Culture’s live video, Tyler The Creator’s animated show, an unreleased Neneh Cherry song, Ty Segall’s new band, and more. More
Last Weekend in Ferropolis, Germany
Jul 21, 2015
By Thor Møller
Our Norwegian photographer Thor Møller had enough of the cold and rainy Norwegian summer so he headed south to Germany last weekend to check out the Melt! festival, one of the biggest open air festivals for electronic music in Germany. More
Mar 30, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Yesterday Berlin-composer Nils Frahm helped launch the inaugural celebration of Piano Day, honoring the instrument that has helped shape his prolific career. More
March 29 Declared Worldwide Piano Day
Mar 18, 2015
By Katie LaBranche
Berlin’s Nils Frahm has released a brand new track, “Wall.” More
Dec 17, 2014
By Laura Studarus
A few days ago, a cryptic message appeared on Nils Frahm’s Facebook reading “Nils Frahm has lost his mind.” More
Nov 17, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Last Friday, Nils Frahm’s Under the Radar-sponsored tour rolled into Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre. More
On Tour in North America Now
Nov 03, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Nils Frahm’s new video for Spaces cut “Hammers” features a bird’s-eye view of the pianist and his crew prepping for a show. More
Sep 17, 2014
By Laura Studarus
This November, German pianist Nils Frahm will make his way through North America in support of last year’s outstanding live album Spaces. More
Also Features Interviews with Cut Copy, Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll, Cillian Murphy vs. Nils Frahm, Anna Calvi, Luke Temple, Willis Earl Beal, Glasser, Courtney Barnett, Midlake, Mac DeMarco vs. Beach Fossils, Dan Harmon, and more
Nov 19, 2013
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2013 issue, which is on newsstands now and will be out until late December/early January. It features HAIM on the cover as well as interviews with Cut Copy, Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll, Cillian Murphy vs. Nils Frahm, Anna Calvi, Luke Temple, Willis Earl Beal, Glasser, Yuck, Midlake, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Deltron 3030, Courtney Barnett, Mac DeMarco vs. Beach Fossils, Dan Harmon, and much more. More
Shows Happening This September
Jul 23, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Nu-classical pianist Nils Frahm will grace the West Coast for a string of North American dates beginning on September 26. More
Dec 20, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Curated by BBC Radio 3, Late Junction Session is a program where three artists from three different genres come together for the express purpose of jamming for the day. More
Interviews
Apr 15, 2019
By Jordan J. Michael
In total, Nils Oliver Frahm says that he has spent one year on American soil across his entire life. Gearing up for a concert in Seattle one day after starting his 2019 North American Tour in Vancouver, the unconventional, German piano composer is feeling jet-lagged. More
The Sound of Shedding Skin
Nov 24, 2014
By Hays Davis
These days, the piano probably serves as an inspirational springboard for German musician/composer Nils Frahm as much as it does as a primary instrument in his work. Spaces, his 2013 live album recorded in multiple venues over the course of two years, offers a full range of Frahm’s directions, from minimalist exercises to classically-influenced passages and lushly beautiful pieces. More
Jan 17, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Irish-born, London-based actor Cillian Murphy has made a big-budget name for himself with roles in Inception, Tron: Legacy, and the Dark Knight Batman trilogy. Despite an ongoing flirtation with Hollywood, Murphy has also carved out a dual niche for himself, appearing in more independent films such as 28 Days Later (his breakout role), Breakfast on Pluto, and Sunshine, and performing in Enda Walsh’s one-man play, Misterman. Coming up are roles in Cry/Fly, Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, and opposite Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman in Transcendence. And he also currently stars in the BBC TV drama Peaky Blinders. But for all his show business experience, he admits that the thought of speaking with Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm makes him a bit starstruck. More
Reviews
Jan 26, 2018
By Charles Steinberg
It might be best to think of Nils Frahm’s new work as a passageway that you’re willing to go down just to see where it leads. Passive listening yields to Frahm’s wandering transmissions. More
Nov 19, 2013
By Paul Bridgewater
Nils Frahm‘s approach to making music has developed in line with his attitude to the performance environment, and the German composer’s audience remains an integral part of his first live album. More
Oct 05, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Nils Frahm took the stage at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles on Tuesday night with one simple request to the lighting engineer: that the moody pink and blue colored lights be replaced with a single white spotlight. More