Mar 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Majical Cloudz
The end is here for Majical Cloudz, the duo (Devon Welsh and Matt Otto) have announced via a post on their Tumblr account that they are breaking up. The band will play one final show, on March 11 at La Sala Rossa in their hometown of Montreal, performing an extra long set with no opening act. More
Mar 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
M. Ward
M. Ward is releasing a new album, More Rain, today via Merge. Last night he performed “Little Baby” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Clad in a dark suit and black shades, Ward played to a very enthusiastic crowd (for a late night TV audience). Watch it below. More
Mar 04, 2016
By Mark Redfern
Yuck
Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2016 events: two day parties on Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17 and one official nighttime showcase on Wednesday, March 16. The lineups include Car Seat Headrest, Julien Baker, Hinds, Eleanor Friedberger, Everything Everything, Caveman, Still Corners, Yuck, Sunflower Bean, Petite Noir, Girls Names, Gwenno, MONEY, Cullen Omori, TEEN, Mass Gothic, Younghusband, and more. More
Mar 04, 2016
By Michael Wojtas
Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist
Welcome to Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist, where we compile the best songs to debut in the last week (or thereabouts). In this mix, we’ve got new tracks from Mitski, Fear of Men, Chris Cohen, Chelsea Wolfe Dinner, Yung, Kinder Than Wolves, Innerspace Orchestra, Star Parks, Morly, and more. More
Mar 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Kristin Kontrol
Dum Dum Girls frontwoman/main creative force Dee Dee Penny (sometimes just known as Dee Dee) recently announced a new solo project called Kristin Kontrol. Dee Dee’s real name is Kristin Welchez, hence the name of her new project. Now Kristin Kontrol has announced a debut album, X-Communicate, and shared its title track, which you can listen to below. The album is due out May 27 via Sub Pop (also Dum Dum Girls’ label). More
Mar 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
J Mascis
American Laundromat Records have announced Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith, which is due out October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More