As she prepares to release her second solo album, London singer/songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall has decided to release a new EP free of charge. Entitled The Distractions EP the three-track set features demo songs recorded shortly after the release of her 2010 debut Without Why. Listeners can listen below and download it for keep if they feel so inclined.
This morning comes a track called "Les Plus Beaux" by François Marry and his band The Atlas Mountains. Back in 2003 this native Frenchman relocated to the UK for a teaching position, only to find himself thrust into the music scene of Bristol. Making friends with the likes of Camera Obscura, the recent signee to Domino is poised to release his new record entitled E Volo Love in the U.S. on Feb. 14. Aside from the fact that it's being sung in a foreign language, it's easy to tell that "Les Plus Beaux" is channeling a number of Afro-pop influences. Mixed by Tinariwen's Jean-Paul Romann, the song breezes by with Graceland inflection.
After self-releasing their first collection of songs Low EP in the form of a CDR inside a handmade fanzine, complete with artwork by the actual band members, London's (aptly named) Fanzine have been garnering a fair amount of favorable buzz in the rankings of 2012's up-and-coming artists. Today, Under the Radar is proud to premiere the fuzzed out rock group's new track "Dream of You." Having already toured with the likes of Yuck, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Cults, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fanzine are scheduled to play their first ever U.S. shows at this year's SXSW, with their debut album scheduled for release later this year.
There's definitely some promise with Brooklyn's My Best Fiend if this single "Cracking Eggs" is any indication. Crafted by duo Kris Lindblae and Fred Coldwell, this band's full-length debut, entitled, In Ghostlike Fading, is scheduled for release on Feb. 21 via Warp Records. Between its swelling crescendo, the wailing line about being "the thirstiest fish in the sea," and explosive finale, these guys are a welcome addition to the New York scene.
The Magnetic Fields
"Andrew in Drag"
Leading up the band's tenth album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, The Magnetic Fields have unveiled the first taste of things to come with the record's first single, "Andrew in Drag." As promised, the track features plenty of the band's return to more synth/acoustic-based juxtaposition. While you give it a listen below, remember that the new album will be out March 6 via Merge.
Porcelain Raft
"Unless You Speak From Your Heart"
Leading up to the release of his proper full-length debut Strange Weekend, Porcelain Raft has unveiled a new track to follow-up the stellar "Put Me to Sleep." The new song, "Unless You Speak From Your Heart" is the kind of woozy, dream-pop gem that quite honestly channels the late career beauty of John Lennon. Give it a listen below. Strange Weekend is out on Secretly Canadian on Jan. 24.
Today we’ve got the premiere of We Barbarians’ “Headspace (Superhumanoids Remix).” The original track comes from the We Barbarians EP of the same name. The dreamy/droning remix wouldn’t be out of place hanging out with tunes from the likes of Atlas Sound or Zambri. Check out Superhumanoids’ darkly ethereal take on We Barbarians above.
Check out the Wild Arrows’ electro-haze take on Fugazi's “Great Cop.” The track comes via the band’s debut EP, The Punks Don’t Know What Punk Is (out now). You might remember band founder Mike Law from such post-hardcore bands as EULCID and New Idea Society. Law once toured with Fugazi—which makes this cover a shoo-in. Take a listen to our premiere of the track below.
