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NZCA Lines Announces New EP, Shares Video for New Song “Push Reset”

Universal Heartbreak Due Out September 22 via Memphis Industries

Jul 06, 2023

NZCA Lines, the solo project of producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Lovett, has announced the release of his EP, Universal Heartbreak, and shared a self-directed music video for a new song, “Push Reset.” More

“Covers of Covers” – Under the Radar’s First Album Is Out Today – Stream or Buy It Now

Covers of Covers Out Now via American Laundromat; Some Proceeds Benefit Sweet Relief

Mar 04, 2022

Covers of Covers, our first album, came out today on CD and digitally via American Laundromat. You can stream it now. You can also buy it directly from American Laundromat, via Bandcamp, or on Amazon. Today we posted a track-by-track article on the album, in which all 20 artists discuss their contribution. More

Under the Radar Announces “Covers of Covers” Album, Shares Grandaddy and EMA Tracks

Covers of Covers Due Out March 4, 2022 via American Laundromat; Also Features Cassandra Jenkins, Alex Lahey, Peter Bjorn and John, Hatchie, Nation of Language, Cults, Kevin Drew, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Girl Ray, Piroshka, and More

Dec 21, 2021

Under the Radar is proud to announce Covers of Covers, which is the magazine’s first ever album. In honor of our 20th anniversary we approached some of our favorite musicians and asked them to cover any song by any artist who had been on the front or back cover of our print issue over the years. Covers of Covers is due out March 4, 2022 via American Laundromat, but today we are sharing two of its tracks: Grandaddy’s cover of Metric’s “Blindness” and EMA’s cover of Modest Mouse’s “Trailer Trash.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Sufjan Stevens, This Is the Kit, Bill Callahan, Lonnie Holley, and More

Plus Ganser, Glass Animals, NZCA LINES, Fear of Men, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 03, 2020

Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2020. Tomorrow is Independence Day here in America, but it’s hard to feel overly patriotic this year with the Trump administration continuing to botch the response to the pandemic and with so much to fix in this country—including systemic racism, police brutality, gun reform, climate change, and wealth inequality, to name just a handful of challenges. More

NZCA LINES Shares New Slow Jam “For Your Love”

Pure Luxury Due Out July 10 via Memphis Industries

Jul 01, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, is releasing a new album, Pure Luxury, on July 10 via Memphis Industries. Now he has shared another song from the album, “For Your Love,” a slow jam of sorts that’s backed by Barry White-esque strings. More

NZCA LINES Shares Video for “Prisoner of Love”

Pure Luxury Due Out July 10 via Memphis Industries

Jun 26, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, is releasing a new album, Pure Luxury, on July 10 via Memphis Industries. Now he has shared a video for the previously shared single, “Prisoner of Love.” More

8 Best Songs of the Week: Run the Jewels, Bob Mould, Terrace Martin and More

Plus Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Hinds, NZCA LINES, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 05, 2020

Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2020. And what a trying week it was. More

Jun 04, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, is releasing a new album, Pure Luxury, on July 10 via Memphis Industries. Now he has shared another song from it, “Prisoner of Love,” which has a pleasing disco vibe, especially in the strings. He has also announced a ticketed livestream concert, a virtual album release party, on July 15. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, I LIKE TRAINS, NZCA LINES, and More

Plus Jenny O., I Break Horses, Cut Copy, Westerman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 08, 2020

Welcome to the eighteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. There were more ridiculous politics and it still seems like the health of the economy is being put before the health of the people, with premature calls to scale back social distancing and reopen everything while COVID-19 still spreads. We’ll see how that works out. More

NZCA LINES Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Real Good Time”

Pure Luxury Due Out July 10 via Memphis Industries

May 06, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, has announced a new album, Pure Luxury, and shared a new song from it, “Real Good Time,” via a video for the track. More

NZCA LINES – COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In

“This is truly a global problem. It’s like sci-fi novels where an alien invasion unites the world against a common enemy.”

Apr 27, 2020

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 Michael Lovett, who releases music as NZCA LINES. More

NZCA LINES Shares Colorful Video for “Pure Luxury”

New Single Out Now via Memphis Industries

Apr 08, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, recently shared a brand new song, “Pure Luxury,” which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now he has shared a colorful video for the song. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Braids, NZCA LINES, Muzz, Sorry, and More

Plus Bob Dylan, Man Man, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 27, 2020

Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was another scary week out there, as America surpassed China and Italy to become the country with the most COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the world, with 101,242 known U.S. cases at the time of this writing and 1,588 American COVID-19 deaths. Meanwhile the world economy is in tatters and there’s no realistic end to the quarantine in sight, despite what President Trump says about everything opening back up again in time for Easter. More

NZCA LINES Shares New Song “Pure Luxury”

New Single Out Now via Memphis Industries

Mar 25, 2020

NZCA LINES, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, has shared a brand new song, “Pure Luxury.” More

Sep 16, 2016

NZCA Lines, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, released their excellent second album, Infinite Summer, back in January via Memphis Industries. Now the band has announced a new remix album, Infinite Remixes, which Memphis Industries are already streaming on Soundcloud. More

Watch: NZCA Lines - “Two Hearts” Video

Infinite Summer Due Out January 22 via Memphis Industries

Jan 15, 2016

NZCA Lines, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, are releasing their second album, Infinite Summer, on January 22 via Memphis Industries. NZCA Lines previously shared the crazy video for Infinite Summer track “Persephone Dreams,” in which a one night stand resulted in a man being sucked into a black hole within the woman he picked up. More

Listen: NZCA Lines - “Two Hearts”

Infinite Summer Due Out January 22, 2016 via Memphis Industries

Dec 03, 2015

NZCA Lines, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, are releasing their second album, Infinite Summer, on January 22, 2016 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared another song from it, a delightful slice of electro-pop entitled “Two Hearts.” More

Nov 11, 2015

NZCA Lines, the London-based project of Michael Lovett, is releasing their second album, Infinite Summer, on January 22, 2016 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared the strange video for “Persephone Dreams.” In it a man picks up a woman at a bar and takes her home, only for her reveal that she has a black hole in her belly, which he willingly enters. More

Premiere: NZCA/LINES – “Cirrus Forming”

Single Due Out Dec 8 on Moshi Moshi

Dec 04, 2014

A couple of months ago NZCA/LINES released a dancey new single called “New Atmosphere.” Now we’re pleased to announce that we’ve gotten our hands on the premiere stream of the song’s b-side, “Cirrus Forming.” More

NZCA/LINES – Under the Radar’s SXSW Party Spotlight

Set to Play Under the Radar's Third SXSW 2013 Party, Friday, March 15 at Flamingo Cantina

Mar 11, 2013

On March 15 Under the Radar will host the third of three free SXSW day parties. Leading up to the event we’re letting you know about each artist playing. Today we’re spotlighting NZCA/LINES. More

Under the Radar Announces Three SXSW Day Parties Featuring Surfer Blood, DIIV, Small Black, and more

Also Performing: Shout Out Louds, Foxygen, Marnie Stern, Doldrums, Caveman, Young Galaxy, Girls Names, IO Echo, Mister Lies, Young Dreams, and more

Mar 06, 2013

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2013 day parties, taking place on Wednesday March 13, Thursday March 14, and Friday March 15. Featured performers include Surfer Blood, DIIV, Small Black, Shout Out Louds, Foxygen, Poolside, Young Galaxy, Marnie Stern, Doldrums, Caveman, Girls Names, IO Echo, Mister Lies, Young Dreams, and more. More

Feb 22, 2013

It may no longer be summer, but our warm-weather fling with former “Pleased to Meet You” artist NZCA/LINES hasn’t cooled in the least. More

Help NZCA/LINES Make an “Airlock” Video

A Girl. A Shooting Range. A Mystery.

Sep 20, 2012

Do you like electro pop and gun play? Then NZCA/LINES frontman Michael Lovett has a pitch for you. The British artist is looking for a few fans to help fund his latest creation, a video for “Airlock,” which—by the looks of things—has the potential to be an epic piece of art. More



Interviews

“Covers of Covers” – Inside Under the Radar’s First Album

Track-by-Track: Each Artist on Their Contribution to the Album

Mar 04, 2022

When hatching plans to celebrate Under the Radar’s 20th anniversary I knew I wanted to go beyond just producing a special 20th anniversary issue. Despite two decades of writing about albums, one thing we’d never done is actually put one out ourselves. Thus I came upon the idea for Covers of Covers. The concept was so perfect and simple that I’m surprised we hadn’t thought of it before. We approached some of our favorite musicians and asked them to cover any song by any artist who had been on the front or back cover of our print issue over the years, including artists that had appeared in group cover shots. More

Self-Portrait: NZCA LINES

A Friend From School

Sep 29, 2020

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by NZCA LINES. More

NZCA LINES – COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In

“This is truly a global problem. It’s like sci-fi novels where an alien invasion unites the world against a common enemy.”

Apr 27, 2020

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 Michael Lovett, who releases music as NZCA LINES. More

2016 Artist Survey: Michael Lovett of NZCA Lines

Lovett on 2016's Best Albums, Trump and the Election, Brexit, Bowie and Prince, First Kisses, and Scary Movies

Jan 05, 2017

For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

My Firsts: Michael Lovett of NZCA Lines

Lovett on His First Kiss, First Pet, First Movie in Saw in the Theater, First Favorite Band, and the First Time He Fell in Love

Apr 29, 2016

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Michael Lovett from London electro-pop outfit NZCA Lines. More

2015 Artist Survey: NZCA Lines

Michael Lovett on 2015's Best Albums, Outrageous Tour Requests, and Almost Being Fired from Metronomy

Feb 22, 2016

For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Michael Lovett of NZCA Lines (who has also played with Metronomy). More


Reviews

Jan 13, 2016

“Skinny, white, 20-something, male Londoner who studied at Camberwell College of Arts does pitch-perfect soulful R&B-pop crossover.” Few sentences could be more of a turn-off, more eye-roll inducing, and yet…well, you see where I’m going with this. The rating out of 10 should give you a clue as to the level of aplomb with which Michael Lovett pulls this off on his second album. More

Mar 26, 2013

I didn’t get to see everything I wanted to at Under the Radar’s seventh annual SXSW party. (Like any good hostess, I found myself often forgoing the entertainment to make sure no one went thirsty.) However, I was able to see a large handful of favorites (old and new) including: DIANA, Big Black Delta, Shout Out Louds, Young Dreams, Gold & Youth, Young Galaxy, Poolside, DIIV, Dan Croll, NZCA/LINES, IO Echo, and Small Black. More