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Proceeds Will Be Split Between Three Charities
Jul 02, 2020
By Samantha Small
It’s almost here… yet another Bandcamp fee-free Friday. For this upcoming July 3 event, boygenius—the supergroup comprised of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus—is sharing an extra special treat: three voice recorded demos from their 2018 eponymous EP. More
Punisher Out Now via Dead Oceans
Jun 24, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers released a new album, Punisher, last week via Dead Oceans, putting it out one day early. Last night she performed the album’s “I See You” on The Late Late Show with James Corden, but in a nod to his Carpool Karaokeseries she did so while driving a car. More
Plus The Killers, Guerilla Toss, Hannah Georgas, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 19, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small and Julian Roberts-Grmela)
Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2020. These days life is just overwhelming, at least if you pay attention to the news at all. It’s just one long parade of understandable outrage. Sure, some good things also happened this week. More
Punisher Out Now via Dead Oceans
Jun 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers was releasing a new album, Punisher, tomorrow via Dead Oceans, but she has put it out one day early. More
Plus Khruangbin, Sad13, Sondre Lerche, Owen Pallett, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 22, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small)
Welcome to the nineteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. This week we were quite indecisive about our favorite songs and even polled our readers on Facebook and Twitter, which helped a little. More
Punisher Due Out June 19 via Dead Oceans
May 19, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers is releasing a new album, Punisher, on June 19 via Dead Oceans. Now she has shared another song from it, “I See You,” via a lyric video featuring hand shadow puppets. She has also announced “Phoebe Bridgers’ World, Tour,” which is really Bridgers doing live streamed concerts from different rooms in her house. More
Plus (Sandy) Alex G, Gum Country, Gorillaz, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. Our new normal of being under lockdown during COVID-19 continues. More
Punisher Due Out June 19 via Dead Oceans
Apr 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers is releasing a new album, Punisher, on June 19 via Dead Oceans. It was announced yesterday and at the same time she shared a new song from it, “Kyoto,” via a video for the track. Last night she performed “Kyoto” for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but because of COVID-19 social distancing she did so remotely, from her bathtub at home, dressed in her pajamas and accompanied by only a synthesizer on her lap. More
Plus Watch Her Cover Phoebe Bridgers’ “Smoke Signals” and Check Out Her Appearance on Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast’s Podcast
Apr 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Hayley Williams, lead vocalist for Paramore, is releasing her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, on May 8 via Atlantic. Now she has shared another song from the album, “My Friend,” via a lyric video. Plus she recently covered Phoebe Bridgers’ “Smoke Signals” and was a guest on BETHLINE, the new podcast from Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast. More
Punisher Due Out June 19 via Dead Oceans
Apr 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new album, Punisher, and shared a new song from it, “Kyoto,” via a video for the track that features Bridgers flying around a city and battling Godzilla. More
Plus Jess Williamson, EOB, The 1975 and Phoebe Bridgers, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. While more album release dates were pushed back due to COVID-19 and it seems we haven’t reached the peak number of coronavirus cases in America yet, none of that stopped artists from sharing a whole lot of new songs this week. More
Notes On a Conditional Form Due Out May 22 via Dirty Hit/Interscope
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The 1975 are releasing a new album, Notes On a Conditional Form, on May 22 via Dirty Hit/Interscope. Now the English band have shared another single from it, “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America,” that features guest vocals from Phoebe Bridgers. More
To Benefit Fundraising Efforts for Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater
Mar 30, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a video of her covering Conor Oberst’s “Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)” from home, as artists have been doing during the COVID-19 quarantine. She has done so to benefit Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater, which has had to close down during the pandemic. More
Plus Real Estate, Perfume Genius, Christine and the Queens, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was busy week of new album announcements and surprise EPs. That led to another super-sized edition. More
On Tour This Spring and Summer with The National and The 1975
Feb 26, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a brand new track, "Garden Song," via a video for it. Bridgers' brother Jackson Bridgers directed the video, which features Phoebe in her pajamas in a pot smoke filled bedroom in which she is joined by people (including comedian Tig Notaro) in weird costumes and masks. More
Notes On a Conditional Form Due Out April 24 via Dirty Hit/Interscope; Phoebe Bridgers to Support Most U.S. Dates
Jan 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The 1975 have shared a new song, "Me & You Together Song," which has a bit of a Britpop vibe, and have also announced some new North American tour dates, with Phoebe Bridgers to support most dates. More
New Holiday-Themed Track Benefits Planned Parenthood
Dec 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new Christmas track, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night," which features Fiona Apple and Matt Berninger (of The National). It is a cover of the Christmas standard "Silent Night," but it features Berninger as an anchorman reading the news. All profits from the track will be donated to Planned Parenthood. 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
New Song Featured in Netflix’s Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Oct 17, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Matt Berninger of The National and Phoebe Bridgers recently teamed up for the new song, "Walking On a String," which they performed in Netflix's Between Two Ferns: The Movie. Now they have shared a studio version of the song via a black & white video featuring them recording it. More
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
By Mark Redfern
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
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
Better Oblivion Community Center Out Now via Dead Oceans; Watch them Perform “Dylan Thomas” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jan 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) have teamed up as the new band Better Oblivion Community Center and have surprise released their self-titled debut album via Dead Oceans (it's out on CD/vinyl February 22). Last night they stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to announce the project and perform the album's "Dylan Thomas." More
Stranger in the Alps Out Now via Dead Oceans
Dec 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, back in September 2017 via Dead Oceans and then released a deluxe digital version in October 2018, also via Dead Oceans. Now she has shared a video for the album's stunning "Killer" (an acoustic version of the song was the first thing Bridgers ever released). More
Phoebe Bridgers Covers The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love" for Spotify She Also Performed "Scott Street"
Dec 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has done a session for Spotify where she has covered The Cure's classic "Friday I'm in Love," from their 1992 album Wish, turning it into a piano-backed ballad. She also performed her own song "Scott Street." Listen below, followed by the video for The Cure's original. More
Plus James Yorkston, Telekinesis, Sneaks, TEEN, TOY, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
We didn't do a Songs of the Week last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend. Beyond the fact that we were taking a break from work, there simply weren't enough songs released last week to justify a Songs of the Week wrap up. More
The Delta Sweete Revisited Due Out February 8, 2019 via Partisan/Bella Union; Also Features Norah Jones, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Goswell, and More
Nov 14, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Mercury Rev have announced a new album, The Delta Sweete Revisited, where they cover Bobbie Gentry's 1968 "country-rock opera" The Delta Sweete in its entirety, each with a different guest singer, and have shared its first single, a cover of "Sermon" featuring Margo Price. More
boygenius EP Out Now via Matador
Nov 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Boygenius is a new supergroup featuring three amazing singer/songwriters: Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers. Last night the trio and their backing band stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform "Me & My Dog," a song led by Bridgers. More
boygenius EP Out Now via Matador; Stream It Here
Oct 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Boygenius is a new supergroup featuring three amazing singer/songwriters: Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers. Their self-titled debut EP was due out November 9 via Matador and while the physical release is still scheduled for that day, they have released the EP digitally two weeks early. You can stream the whole thing here. More
Stranger in the Alps Deluxe Edition Due Out October 2 via Dead Oceans
Sep 19, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, back in September 2017 via Dead Oceans. Now, a year later, she has stopped by Conan to make her late night TV debut and perform the album's "Motion Sickness." More
Stranger in the Alps Deluxe Edition Due Out October 2 via Dead Oceans
Sep 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, back in September 2017 via Dead Oceans. Now, a year later, she has shared a new video for the album's "Scott Street." More
Plus Lost Under Heaven, Lala Lala, J Mascis, The Goon Sax, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 24, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This week's Songs of the Week is packed. Firstly boygenius, the new supergroup featuring Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers, released three songs this week and all were worthy of the list. Thus we decided to expand it from a Top 10 to a Top 12, so that 10 separate artists were still included, be even that wasn't enough, so we added one more for an unlucky Top 13. More
boygenius EP Due Out November 9 via Matador; Listen to “Bite the Hand,” “Me & My Dog,” and “Stay Down”
Aug 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Boygenius is a new supergroup featuring three amazing singer/songwriters: Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers. They have announced their self-titled debut EP, which is due out November 9 via Matador. But you don't have to wait until then to hear half the EP, as today they have shared three of its six tracks: "Bite the Hand" (led by Dacus), "Me & My Dog" (led by Bridgers), and "Stay Down" (led by Baker). More
From Soundtrack of Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why
May 18, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Lord Huron have teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers for a new version of "The Night We Met," which originally appeared on Lord Huron's 2015 album Strange Trails (but didn't feature Bridgers). The new version appears on the soundtrack of season 2 of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why. More
There's No Leaving New York at Forest Hills Stadium September 29 and 30, Plus Band Have Launched Fan Club
Apr 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The National have announced a two-day live event at Forest Hills Stadium on September 29 and 30 that will features performances from the band as well as from Cat Power, Future Islands, U.S. Girls, Phoebe Bridges, Bully, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Cigarettes After Sex, and Adia Victoria. More
Our Favorite First Full-Lengths From the Last Year
Dec 31, 2017
By Mark Redfern
The majority of 2017's best debut albums came from female artists or bands fronted by women, from London-based all-female indie-pop teenaged trio Girl Ray and Syria-born singer/songwriter Bedouine (aka Azniv Korkejian) to Australian indie rocker Alex Lahey and New Zealand bedroom pop artist Fazerdaze (aka Amelia Murray). Midnight Sister, Priests, and Charly Bliss are all female-fronted bands as well, on top of other women solo artists on our Top 15 Debut Albums of 2017 list. More
Stranger in the Alps Out Now via Dead Oceans
Nov 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, in September via Dead Oceans. Now she has shared a cover of the Christmas classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." More
Support Under the Radar on Patreon to Access Exclusive Content
Oct 27, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
If you support Under the Radar's Patreon page at the minimum contribution of at least $1.00 a month you get access to our Patreon-only feed featuring exclusive content only available to Patreon supporters. Now Dead Oceans have also donated a vinyl copy of Phoebe Bridgers' excellent debut album, Stranger in the Alps, to give away to one lucky Under the Radar Patreon supporter. More
Issue 62 Also Includes Interviews with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, The Horrors, Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, King Krule, and Much More
Oct 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar's app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More
Plus Against Me!, Kesha, and Miley Cyrus
Oct 05, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Tom Petty, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with his band as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died Monday night after suffering cardiac arrest Sunday night in his home in Malibu, Los Angeles. More
Plus Björk, Grooms, Jessie Ware, Cut Copy, Yumi Zouma, Alex Lahey, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 15, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Okay, okay. Since starting our Songs of the Week posts, we've slowly increased from having five songs, then six songs, then seven songs, then eight songs, and then for the last couple of weeks, nine songs. We think it's time to just settle on an even Top 10. More
Stranger in the Alps Due Out September 22 via Dead Oceans
Sep 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers drew some attention back in January for her single "Smoke Signals" and in 2015 also released a three-song single, Killer, produced by Ryan Adams. Now the 22-year-old is releasing her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, on September 22 via Dead Oceans. More
Stranger in the Alps Due Out September 22 via Dead Oceans
Aug 23, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers drew some attention back in January for her single "Smoke Signals" and in 2015 also released a three-song single, Killer, produced by Ryan Adams. Now the 22-year-old is releasing her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, on September 22 via Dead Oceans. More
Plus Jaws of Love., Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 21, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
This week we announced our new print issue, which features Grizzly Bear on the cover, so how could we not name them Song of the Week? But they legitimately deserve the honor, as each of the four singles from their forthcoming new album, Painted Ruins, have been stellar and "Neighbors" is no exception. More
Stranger in the Alps Due Out September 22 via Dead Oceans
Jul 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers drew some attention back in January for her single "Smoke Signals" and in 2015 also released a three-song single, Killer, produced by Ryan Adams. Now the 22-year-old has announced her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, and shared a lyric video for its first single, "Motion Sickness." More
Plus Phoebe Bridgers, Susanne Sundfør, and Shabazz Palaces
Jun 07, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here's a roundup of all the other news items we couldn't get to today and yesterday, including stories on Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Swervedriver, Thee Oh Sees, BEAK>, Phoebe Bridgers, Susanne Sundfør, and Shabazz Palaces. More
Interviews
Jun 14, 2019
By Matt Conner and Max Freedman
The term supergroup is primarily reserved for a band comprised of people well established at their craft—say, a quartet of recognizable rock stars. Although boygenius' members have each released at most two albums, the term is already being regularly applied to the trio of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. More
Nov 30, 2017
By Frank Valish
Phoebe Bridgers always wanted to be a singer. The 22-year-old Pasadena, CA native recently released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, but it seems that she has spent her whole life preparing for this. She played her first open mic night at 13, opened for Peter Case (of The Nerves and The Plimsouls) when she was 14, and graduated from the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in 2013. More
Reviews
Jun 19, 2020
By Mark Moody
Anyone that owns a cat or dog has no doubt been gifted a departed mouse, bird, or lizard on occasion. An unwanted prize left delicately on the welcome mat. On Phoebe Bridgers’ sophomore full-length, Punisher, she invokes death at her doorstep more than a few times and finds her own way to persevere. More
Stranger in the Alps
Dead Oceans
Sep 18, 2017
By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Phoebe Bridgers' debut album is best listened to on starry midnight walks, head reeling with thoughts of lovers old and new. More
