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Listen: Wild Nothing - “Reichpop”

Jan 05, 2016 Wild Nothing

Under the Radar favorites Wild Nothing (aka Jack Tatum) is releasing his new album, Life of Pause, on February 19 via Captured Tracks (and Bella Union in the U.K.). The album’s first two singles, “To Know You” and “TV Queen,” were previously shared in one video. Now Tatum has shared another single from it, “Reichpop.” More

Coachella 2016 Announces Line-up Featuring LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses, Lush, CHVRCHES, and More

Jan 04, 2016 CHVRCHES

Coachella has announced the line-up for their 2016 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday and Saturday are headlined by two newly reformed bands, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses (featuring the reunion of Axl Rose and Slash). Calvin Harris headlines Sunday night. More

Under the Radar’s Top 20 Films of 2015

Jan 04, 2016

Unorthodox movies ruled the year in 2015. Our Top Films this year include one shot entirely on iPhones and another shot entirely with puppets; one movie-length car chase and one movie-length interview; another movie set primarily in a tiny room, and one set almost entirely in a little girl’s head. More

Bernie Sanders Concerts to Feature Members of Dum Dum Girls, Okkervil River, Gang Gang Dance

Jan 04, 2016 Lower Dens

2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has already gotten some vocal support from several indie-leaning musicians (Jeff Tweedy, Neil Young, Killer Mike, etc.) and this Tuesday and Wednesday at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn some musicians are banding together for a Sanders fundraiser. More

Under the Radar’s Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

Dec 31, 2015

Hip-hop heads will be talking about 2015 for a generation. It was a growth spurt year for the still somewhat young genre. Many of its long held views about race relations, social injustice, and poverty were deepened and nuanced as a response to a seemingly endless parade of police brutality. More

Future Islands, Mac DeMarco, Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus, and Sadie Dupuis Do Christmas Songs

Dec 31, 2015 Speedy Ortiz

We here at Under the Radar are taking most of Christmas and New Year’s off. Still, over the holiday a few notable artists have posted some Christmas songs (some covers, some originals) that we didn’t have a chance to post and they are collected here. Included are Future Islands, Mac DeMarco, Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus (with a little help from The Flaming Lips), Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, LCD Soundsystem, and Will Butler. More

Watch: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - “Hell” Video

Dec 29, 2015 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart recently released a brand new EP, entitled Hell, via their own label Painbow. Now the band has shared a video for the EP’s title track, “Hell.” The simple black & white clip has a jerky stop and start feel and features the band performing the song in different outfits. More

Radiohead Share Their Unused James Bond Theme, “Spectre”

Dec 25, 2015 James Bond

Radiohead have shared a previously unreleased song, “Spectre,” which they recorded to be the potential theme to the latest James Bond film of the same name. Sam Smith’s song got picked instead, and while Radiohead’s song is a bit more downbeat than Smith’s, how the hell did the Bond producers turn down a Radiohead Bond theme? At the very least, couldn’t they have used it in the closing credits? More

LCD Soundsystem Share Brand New Christmas Song, “Christmas Will Break Your Heart”

Dec 25, 2015 LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem may have broken up in 2011 and denied various reunion rumors, but now the band has briefly reformed to record and release a “depressing” new Christmas song, “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” More