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2015 Artist Survey: Coves

Jan 20, 2016 Artist Surveys 2015

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 John Ridgard of Coves, whose debut album, Soft Friday, came out in 2014 via Nettwerk. More

2015 Artist Survey: Salad Boys

Jan 19, 2016 Salad Boys

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 Joe Sampson of Salad Boys, whose debut album, Metalmania, is out now via Trouble in Mind. More

2015 Artist Survey: Shearwater

Jan 15, 2016 Web Exclusive

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 Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater. More

John Grant

Jan 15, 2016 John Grant

Since going solo in 2010 after a long stint with the Denver alternative rock band The Czars, John Grant‘s hit the roll of his life. 2010’s Queen of Denmark and 2013’s Pale Green Ghosts exhibit Grant’s arresting command of pop’s rich vocabulary, rife with crisp orchestration and impeccable electro-pop structures. More

2015 Artist Survey: CocoRosie

Jan 14, 2016 Artist Surveys 2015

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 Sierra Casady of CocoRosie. More

Briana Marela

Jan 14, 2016 Briana Marela

Briana Marela doesn’t require a lot of space. Wearing a floral print top with her dark hair still damp from her morning shower, the 25-year-old Seattle musical artist is sitting in her “room,” a makeshift, cordoned-off spot that serves as both her sleeping and work space in the apartment she shares with five other girls. More

Neon Indian - Alan Palomo on Acting, Scoring, and “VEGA INTL. Night School”

Jan 13, 2016 Issue #55 - November/December 2015 - EL VY

Alan Palomo has made no plans for a follow-up record to VEGA Intl. Night School, his third LP as Neon Indian. He prefers not to think that far ahead, and leave himself open to the possibility of exploring a new medium altogether. More

2015 Artist Survey: Frankie Rose

Jan 12, 2016 Web Exclusive

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 Frankie Rose. More

Neon Indian - Alan Palomo on “VEGA INTL. Night School”

Jan 12, 2016 Neon Indian

It’s been four years since Era Extraña. The rigors of recording, releasing, and touring behind two albums in rapid succession had worn out Neon Indian‘s mastermind, Alan Palomo. More