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Palehound – El Kempner on “Eye on the Bat”

Jul 14, 2023 Web Exclusive

Make no mistake that Palehound’s (aka El Kempner) latest album, Eye on the Bat (released today on Polyvinyl), is of the breakup variety. But that’s hard to assess from its opening track, “Good Sex.” More

Cory Hanson on Merging Genres and His New Album “Western Cum

Jun 30, 2023

The California-native’s third solo album is chock-full of sprawling solos and meaty guitar tones. When announcing Western Cum, he plainly stated: “It is a rock record.” He’s right. More

Youth Lagoon on His Recent Resurgence and “Heaven Is a Junkyard”

Jun 29, 2023 Web Exclusive

It’s been a long time since the last Youth Lagoon album. After a couple of albums under his real name, Trevor Powers, the Boise indie-folk artist has resuscitated the project that earned him a spotlight in the first place. In October 2021, a life-changing event brought the importance of Youth Lagoon into focus. Powers took an over-the-counter medication that nearly rendered him speechless, coating his larynx and making singing feel like a distant dream. More

Geese on “3D Country”

Jun 23, 2023 Web Exclusive

Cameron Winter inevitably uses the phrase “level up” when he talks about Geese’s second album, 3D Country, out today via Partisan and Play It Again Sam. More

Ben Folds on “What Matters Most”

Jun 23, 2023 Web Exclusive

Although What Matters Most is his first studio album since So There, his collaboration in 2015 with the string ensemble yMusic, Ben Folds has been keeping himself busy. More

Lanterns on the Lake – Hazel Wilde on Their New Album “Versions of Us”

Jun 15, 2023 Web Exclusive

Following their Mercury Music Prize-nominated record Spook the Herd, the pressure was on for Lanterns on the Lake on their fifth studio album, Versions of Us. Hazel Wilde is chief songwriter and lead vocalist for the band, who remain loyal to their north-east UK roots in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. More

John Slattery on his Latest Directorial Feature “Maggie Moore(s)”

Jun 15, 2023 Web Exclusive

John Slattery talks about his latest movie, Maggie Moore(s), working with John Hamm again, and the thrill of having creative control. More

Monster Magnet’s Dave Wyndorf on Influences, Hawkwind’s Space Ritual and Summoning Lightning

Jun 14, 2023 Web Exclusive

As the legendary space/stoner rock band return to Europe for Croatia’s Bear Stone Festival in July, Monster Magnet founder Dave Wyndorf talks to Under The Radar More

Chappaqua Wrestling on “Plus Ultra”

Jun 13, 2023 Web Exclusive

Chappaqua Wrestling have released one of 2023’s finest debuts in “Plus Ultra”, so Under the Radar caught up with them during their recent UK tour. More