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Mar 21, 2018

King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) is releasing a new album, The Other, on April 13 via Sub Pop. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Thru the Cracks.” It features the guest vocals of Jenny Lewis (although we wouldn’t call it a full on duet). More

Watch: Springtime Carnivore - “Midnight Room” Video

Midnight Room Out Now via Autumn Tone

Feb 08, 2017

Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) released a new album, Midnight Room, last October via Autumn Tone. Now she has shared a video for the album’s title track, “Midnight Room.” Animator Kevin Andrews directed the clip, which features various evocative nighttime vistas with the lyrics over top. More

Nov 28, 2016

The Head and the Heart released a new album, Signs of Light, back in September via Warner Bros. Now they have announced a whole ton of 2017 tour dates. Springtime Carnivore and Whitney will be opening some of their U.S. dates. More

Listen: Springtime Carnivore - “Midnight Room”

Midnight Room Due Out October 7 via Autumn Tone

Sep 20, 2016

Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) is releasing a new album, Midnight Room, on October 7 via Autumn Tone. Previously she had shared the album’s first two singles, “Face the Moon” and “Raised By Wolves.” Now here’s another song from the album, title track “Midnight Room.” Listen to the ballad below. More

Listen: Springtime Carnivore - “Raised By Wolves”

Midnight Room Due Out October 7 via Autumn Tone

Aug 31, 2016

Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) is releasing a new album, Midnight Room, on October 7 via Autumn Tone. Previously she had shared the album’s first single, “Face the Moon.” Now here’s another song from the album, “Raised By Wolves.” Listen below. More

Aug 15, 2016

Katy Goodman of La Sera (and formerly of Vivian Girls) and Greta Morgan (of Springtime Carnivore) have teamed up for a new album of covers entitled, Take It, It’s Yours, which is due out August 26 via Polyvinyl. Previously they shared their covers of The Replacements’ “Bastards of Young,” Gun Club’s “Sex Beat,” and Buzzcocks’ “Ever Fallen in Love.” Now the duo is streaming the whole album via Noisey. More

La Sera Announce Fall Tour Dates with Support from Springtime Carnivore

Springtime Carnivore’s Midnight Room Due Out October 7 via Autumn Tone

Aug 09, 2016

La Sera (ex-Vivian Girl Katy Goodman and Todd Wisenbaker) have announced some new fall tour dates with support from Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan). This makes total sense as Goodman and Morgan have also teamed up for a new album of covers entitled Take It, It’s Yours, which is due out August 26 via Polyvinyl. More

Aug 03, 2016

Katy Goodman of La Sera (and formerly of Vivian Girls) and Greta Morgan (of Springtime Carnivore) have teamed up for a new album of covers entitled, Take It, It’s Yours, which is due out August 26 via Polyvinyl. More

Springtime Carnivore Announces New Album, Shares “Face the Moon”

Midnight Room Due Out October 7 via Autumn Tone

Jul 28, 2016

Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) has announced a new album and shared its first single. Midnight Room is due out October 7 via Autumn Tone. Below is its first single, “Face the Moon,” followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More

Watch: Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan - “Sex Beat” (Gun Club Cover) Video

Take It, It's Yours Due Out August 26 via Polyvinyl

Jul 18, 2016

Katy Goodman of La Sera (and formerly of Vivian Girls) and Greta Morgan (of Springtime Carnivore) have teamed up for a new album of covers entitled, Take It, It’s Yours, which is due out August 26 via Polyvinyl. More

Jun 23, 2016

Katy Goodman (La Sera) and Greta Morgan (Springtime Carnivore) have teamed up to release Take It, It’s Yours, a covers album featuring reimagined versions of ‘70s & ‘80s punk and New Wave songs. They’ve shared the album’s first single, a reviting cover of the 1985 Replacements classic “Bastards of Young.” More

Watch: Springtime Carnivore - “Other Side of the Boundary” Video

Self-Titled Debut Out Now on Autumn Tone, Upcoming Tour Dates with Jenny Lewis

Jul 28, 2015

Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) has released a video for “Other Side of the Boundary,” a song found on last year’s self-titled debut album. The video scrolls from left to right, with different versions of Morgan in different situations singing the song. More

Check Out Photos from Under the Radar’s Official SXSW Showcase at Central Presbyterian Church

Featuring Shots of TORRES, San Fermin, Amason, Boxed In, Springtime Carnivore, Talk In Tongues, and Dinner

Apr 03, 2015

Under the Radar hosted an official nighttime showcase at SXSW this year on the final night of the Austin music conference (Saturday). The event happened at Central Presbyterian Church, a beautiful building with amazing acoustics, and featured sets from TORRES, San Fermin, Amason, Boxed In, Springtime Carnivore, Talk In Tongues, and Dinner. Photographers Wendy Lynch Redfern and Johannes Andersen were there to capture the action. More

Under the Radar’s SXSW 2015 Events to Feature of Montreal, Mew, Torres, San Fermin, and Many More

Thursday Day Party and Saturday Official Nighttime Showcase; Lineups Also Include East India Youth, Matthew E. White, Boxed In, Jacco Gardner, and Others

Mar 06, 2015

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for our two SXSW 2015 events. This year we are having a day party at the Flamingo Cantina on Thursday, March 19, and an official nighttime showcase at Central Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 21. Our events are set to feature performances from of Montreal, Mew, Torres, San Fermin, East India Youth, Matthew E. White, Jacco Gardner, Boxed In, SOAK, Amason, Springtime Carnivore, Pompeii, Talk in Tongues, and Dinner. More

The Dodos and Springtime Carnivore Announce 2015 Tour Together

Individ Out Jan. 27, Springtime Carnivore Out Now

Nov 19, 2014

Greta Morgan, aka Springtime Carnivore, just released her self-titled debut album, and now she’s headed out on tour with The Dodos, who will release their sixth album, Individ, in January. More



Interviews

2016 Artist Survey: Greta Morgan of Springtime Carnivore

Morgan on Trump, Rock 'n' Roll Clichés, Spotify Earnings, First Kisses, and Scary Movies

Feb 27, 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: Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan)

Morgan on Her First Kiss, The Spice Girls, Almost Famous, Saved By the Bell, and the First Time Her Heart Was Broken

Oct 14, 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 toSpringtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan). More

The End: Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) on Endings and Death

"[My personal hell would be] some combo of shopping malls, jury duty, diarrhea, computer midi versions of jazz standards, and taxes."

Oct 07, 2016

To end out the week, we ask Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan) some questions about endings and death. Springtime Carnivore’s sophomore album, Midnight Room, is out today via Autumn Tone. More

2014 Artist Survey: Springtime Carnivore

Greta Morgan on 2014's Best Albums, Slimy Promoters, Her Childhood Celebrity Crush, and Bad Haircuts

Jan 26, 2015

For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

Nov 12, 2014

According to the bio on Springtime Carnivore’s Facebook page, Greta Morgan once joined a traveling circus as an acrobat and tightrope walker, where she suffered a fall which broke her leg. While rehabbing from the injury, she rediscovered the old family piano and began writing music. More

My Favorite New Band: Generationals on Springtime Carnivore

Generationals Alix Out Now on Polyvinyl; Springtime Carnivore's Self-Titled Debut Out November 4 on Autumn Tone

Oct 03, 2014

Who better to give us all tips on new music than accomplished musicians themselves. For this series we have asked more established artists one simple request: tell us who your new favorite band is. For this My Favorite New Band Grant Widmer of the duo Generationals tells us about their tour mate/opening act, Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan). More


Reviews

Oct 07, 2016

On her second album under the nom de plume Springtime Carnivore, Greta Morgan (formerly of The Hush Sound and Gold Motel and a touring member of La Sera) has made a terrific, very Los Angeles style indie rock record (with hints of psychedelia, sunshine pop, and folk rock) that will remind listeners of Angelenos gone by, ranging from that dog. to Rilo Kiley. More

Apr 03, 2015

For almost a decade now Under the Radar has been hosting unofficial day parties at the annual SXSW music conference and festival in Austin, Texas. More

Nov 10, 2014

Springtime Carnivore‘s origin story is one that feels plucked from Dust Bowl-era Americana: a former tightrope walker from a traveling circus troupe rediscovered her family’s dusty old piano while rehabilitating from a leg injury. That would have been an uncommon enough tale in 1930, but it’s even more so in 2014. More