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Plus New Tracks from J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz, Wampire, Chance the Rapper, Marrisa Nadler, Foxes in Fiction, and Others
Aug 01, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J (remixed by clipping.), Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz (covering Sibylle Baier), Wampire, Chance the Rapper (covering the theme song to ‘90s cartoon Arthur), Marrisa Nadler (covering Leonard Cohen), Foxes in Fiction, Terry Malts, Literature, Kamp!, Kate Boy, Purling Hiss, and more. More
New Album Sand + Silence Out Aug. 5
Jul 28, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Next week Raleigh-based musical artists Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp, a.k.a. The Rosebuds, will release their newest album Sand + Silence. More
New Album Sand + Silence Out Aug. 5
Jul 18, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
On Aug. 5 Raleigh-based duo The Rosebuds will release their sixth studio album Sand + Silence. More
Plus Tracks from Wunder Wunder, Ashrae Fax, Coldplay Remixed by AlunaGeorge, The Rosebuds, Anand Wilder of Yeasayer, Hooray for Earth, Kan Wakan, and Others
Jul 03, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). Because it’s a short work week and a holiday weekend, less new tracks of note debuted this week. So this mix features some of the last week’s best new tracks, but also features other tracks from recent months that we liked. Included are songs by Wye Oak, Wunder Wunder, Ashrae Fax, Titus Andronicus, The Rosebuds, Ice Cream Cathedral, Ought, Childhood, Slow Club, Boxed In, Coldplay remixed by AlunaGeorge, Anand Wilder (of Yeasyer), and more. More
Plus: Florence and the Machine, Beirut, PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, SBTRKT, R.E.M., and more
Dec 23, 2011
By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus
Under the Radar‘s Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More
Issue Also Features Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, M83, The Horrors, Washed Out, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, and much more
Jul 28, 2011
By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus
Under the Radar’s Summer 2011 Issue has just hit stands. It features St. Vincent on the cover and includes articles on M83, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, The Horrors, Washed Out, Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, Friendly Fires, Memory Tapes, John Maus, Niki & The Dove, Purity Ring, Youth Lagoon, and many others; as well as over 115 reviews. The digital version of the magazine also includes 50 extra pages of bonus content, including articles on My Morning Jacket, The Rapture, Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, Moonface, Stephin Merritt, Laurel Halo, and more. More
Jun 17, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
The Rosebuds have released the video for “Woods” off of their album Loud Planes Fly Low. More
Band Kicks Off Tour June 10
Jun 02, 2011
By Laura Studarus
The Rosebuds are streaming the album in full via Spin. More
Band Set to Tour Eastern U.S. in Support of Sophomore Self-Titled Album, Due June 21
May 09, 2011
By John Everhart
Bon Iver have announced a summer U.S. tour with The Rosebuds supporting. We have the details. More
Dates Begin Tonight In North Carolina
Apr 07, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Synth-rock duo The Rosebuds are hitting the road in support of forthcoming full-length, Loud Planes Fly Low (out June 7 via Merge). We have the dates. More
Mar 30, 2011
By Laura Studarus
The Rosebuds are back with fifth full-length, Loud Planes Fly Low (out June 7 via Merge). We have the details. More
Download "Staying Alive" and "The Secret Life of the Rosebuds"
Jul 28, 2010
By Laura Studarus
On September 9th The Rosebuds will take the stage of the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh North Carolina alongside Broken Social Scene and Panda Bear. To celebrate the appearance the band has recorded two exclusive tracks We have the details. More
Featuring Music From Arcade Fire, Destroyer, The Magnetic Fields, The Rosebuds, and Spoon
Jun 10, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Indie kids get a bad reputation for standing stock still during concerts but our Spring issue-featured label, Merge Records aims to blast that stereotype to smitereens with Merge with Motion. The 20th-anniversary-partying independent rock label kicks off the festivities on Saturday, July 18, at The Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC. More
Merge XX to go down in North Carolina in July
Apr 08, 2009
By Mark Redfern
In honor of their 20th anniversary, the seminal indie label Merge Records will be presenting a five-day festival in North Carolina entitled XX Merge. More
Interviews
Ivan Howard on 2014’s Best Albums, His Childhood Celebrity Crush, Quirky Merchandise, and Heartwarming Fan Interactions
Feb 12, 2015
By Mark Redfern
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. Here are some answers from Ivan Howard of The Rosebuds. More
Jun 10, 2011
By Matt Fink
Under the Radar’s Music vs. Comedy Issue, which is on stands now, features an article entitled “A Mutual Admiration Society: Where Comedy and Music Meet.” For that article we interviewed The Rosebuds’ Kelly Crisp, among others, and included a few quotes from him. Below is the full transcript of our interview with Crisp. More
Reviews
Aug 08, 2014
By Will Moss
he sixth full-length from Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp is a Rosebuds album only in name. Instead, Sand + Silence might be better understood as the product of a veritable indie super group. More
Jun 03, 2011
By Laura Studarus
The Rosebuds (Kelly Crisp and Ivan Howard) have never been “chipper.” Upbeat sure—but their tastes of joy have always been tempered by the shadows dancing around the edges of the nightclub.
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