Dec 12, 2019
By Matt Conner
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"I was a passenger in my own body for 36 years and never realized it." The opening line of Jim Adkins' personal statement issued with Jimmy Eat World's newest album, Surviving, reveals the personal nature of the material within. Adkins, the band's frontman and lyricist, has been wrestling with identity and fear, expectations and pressure. More
Dec 05, 2019
By Jaakko Eino Kalevi
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For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Jaakko Eino Kalevi.
Dec 04, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead are back on January 17 with their 10th album, X: The Godless Void and Other Stories, via Dine Alone. Founding members Jason Reece and Conrad Keely tell Under the Radar about the new record and how a complete clearout revitalised the band in their 25th year of existence. More
Nov 25, 2019
By Mark Redfern
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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 Jaakko Eino Kalevi. More
Nov 21, 2019
By Matt Conner
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For the first time, Andy Cabic didn't have a home for Vetiver's new music. Still he proceeded, bringing together those he knows and works with so well to a house near Joshua Tree for a few days of live recording to capture the songs on which he'd been working. More
Nov 20, 2019
By Mark Redfern
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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 all three members of Girl Ray: Poppy Hankin, Sophie Moss, and Iris McConnell. More
Nov 06, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
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After a two-and-a-half year gap between albums, Temples returned in late September with Hot Motion, their third full-length album. They were armed with a new label, America's ATO after two albums on England's Heavenly (which were released by Fat Possum in U.S.), and a slimmed down line-up, with lead singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, bassist Thomas Walmsley, and keyboardist/guitarist Adam Smith remaining after the departure of drummer Samuel Toms. More
