News
i don’t know who needs to hear this… Due Out April 29 via Saddle Creek
Apr 14, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Tomberlin (the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin) is releasing a new album, i don’t know who needs to hear this…, on April 29 via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared the album’s fourth single, “sunstruck,” via video for it. More
Plus Belle and Sebastian, Sondre Lerche and CHAI, Father John Misty, Tess Parks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 11, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was without a doubt the strongest week for new tracks so far this year. Some of our all time favorite artists put out new songs this week and there were several amazing songs that were seven or eight minutes long. There was much debate on what should make the main list and the best we could narrow it down to was a Top 15. More
i don’t know who needs to hear this… Due Out April 29 via Saddle Creek
Mar 09, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Tomberlin (the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin) is releasing a new album, i don’t know who needs to hear this…, on April 29 via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared the album’s third single, “tap,” via a self-directed video for it. More
Plus Sondre Lerche, Georgia Harmer, Widowspeak, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 18, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2022. We were very indecisive this week, there were too many songs we liked and had trouble narrowing it down to only 10. So this week we have an expanded Top 13. More
i don’t know who needs to hear this… Due Out April 29 via Saddle Creek
Feb 16, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Tomberlin (the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin) has announced the release of her new album, i don’t know who needs to hear this…, which will be out on April 29 via Saddle Creek. Tomberlin has also shared a video for a new album single, “happy accident,” in addition to announcing a string of upcoming tour dates. More
Jan 25, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Tomberlin, the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin, has shared a new single, “idkwntht.” It features guest vocals from Felix Walworth of the Brooklyn band Told Slant. More
Projections EP Due Out October 16 via Saddle Creek
Sep 17, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin, the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin, is releasing a new EP, Projections, on October 16 via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared its second single, “Hours.” More
Plus IAN SWEET, Angel Olsen, Tomberlin, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 21, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Jennifer Irving and Samantha Small)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2020. The Democrats had a virtual Democratic National Convention and made a convincing case against reelecting Donald Trump and for electing Joe Biden. Not that we needed convincing. More
Projections EP Due Out October 16 via Saddle Creek
Aug 18, 2020
By Samantha Small
Tomberlin, the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin, released her debut albums At Weddings back in 2018—we even gave it Album of the Week. Now, the singer/songwriter is back with a new EP Projections, co-produced by none other than indie rock singer Alex G and bandmate Sam Acchione. Today, she shares the first single “Wasted” via video. Projections is due out October 16 via Saddle Creek. More
A Soccer Mommy Sends Some Snail Mail to a Flasher, a Goat Girl, and a Serpent with Feet; What a Shame
Dec 21, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Ahead of our forthcoming Top 100 Albums of 2018 list, we present our favorite debut albums of the year. To qualify, an album simply had to be the artist’s first full-length release under their current artist name. More
Issue 64 Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Interpol, Beach House, Wild Nothing, Death Cab for Cutie, Suede, Natalie Prass, Ethan Hawke vs. Phosphorescent, Christine and the Queens, Low, Snail Mail, and Much More
Aug 31, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, 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 Kamasi Washington on the cover. More
At Weddings Out Now via Saddle Creek
Aug 10, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin is the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Her debut album, At Weddings, came out today via Saddle Creek. While we are not doing a full-on Album of the Week post on it, we wanted to acknowledge it as this week’s Album of the Week. More
At Weddings Out Now via Saddle Creek
Aug 10, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin is the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Her debut album, At Weddings, came out today via Saddle Creek. Now you can stream the whole thing below. More
At Weddings Due Out This Friday via Saddle Creek
Aug 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin is the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Her debut album, At Weddings, is due out August 10 via Saddle Creek. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “Self-Help” (which was one of our Songs of the Week), as well as a video for “Seventeen” and the audio for haunting folk ballad “I’m Not Scared” (which was also one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared another song from the album, “Any Other Way,” via a vintage looking video directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick. More
Plus We Were Promised Jetpacks, Saintseneca, Richard Reed Parry, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Songs of the Week returned last week after a five-week hiatus and now we’re back into the full swing of things. This week’s list features some returning artists who have appeared on other Songs of the Week lists lately, including a repeat #1, as well as some artists making their debut on the list. It all ends with one of the silliest songs to ever make the Songs of the Week list, which will hopefully lift your spirits. More
At Weddings Due Out August 10 via Saddle Creek
Jul 18, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin is the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Her debut album, At Weddings, is due out August 10 via Saddle Creek. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “Self-Help” (which was one of our Songs of the Week), as well as a video for “Seventeen.” Now she has shared another song from the album, haunting folk ballad “I’m Not Scared.” More
At Weddings Due Out August 10 via Saddle Creek
Jun 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Tomberlin is the project of Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Her debut album, At Weddings, is due out August 10 via Saddle Creek. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “Self-Help” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared another song from the album, “Seventeen,” via its video. Zach Xanders directed the video, which features the singer driving around a small town and hanging out in the country and at a graveyard. More
Plus Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Tomberlin, Interpol, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 08, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This was a strong week for new tracks, so much so that we almost expanded this week’s Songs of the Week list to a Top 13. Instead we decided to include three honorable mentions. The full list includes two legendary artists who we will soon be getting previously unreleased posthumous albums from. More
Interviews
Sarah Beth Tomberlin on Her First Job, First Car, Early Celebrity Crushes, First Concert, and the First Time She Got Drunk
Aug 10, 2018
By Mark Redfern
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 Tomberlin (aka Sarah Beth Tomberlin). More
Reviews
Apr 29, 2022
By Mark Moody
Sarah Beth Tomberlin’s (who records under her surname) second full length album, i don’t know who needs to hear this…, documents struggles with identity, belonging, and isolation. These are timely topics that she tackles with a healthy dose of empathy and with an eye towards experimenting with different musical approaches. In spite of the album’s strongest passages, at its beginning and, then again, most of the way through, i don’t know is assembled in such a way as to echo times of seeming confidence against those of feeling lost that can leave the listener in a confounding spot. More
Nov 13, 2018
By Stephen Axeman
There is no love more restless and anxiety inducing than a love that remains unconfirmed. Unreciprocated love is one thing—you know where you stand at least—whatever pain that may bring, but to be constantly given contradictory impressions of how someone actually feels about you is a pain that can provoke ceaseless torment. More
