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Highasakite

Dec 28, 2012 Web Exclusive

For Highasakite vocalist Ingrid Helene Håvik, music has always been a way of life. More

By The Sea

Dec 24, 2012 Web Exclusive

Liam Power, vocalist and guitarist for the U.K. band By the Sea, grew up in an old Viking village on the Wirral Peninsula called Meols (pronounced “melz”), a residential seaside town that he calls “quite quiet and quite close knit.” More

Poolside

Oct 12, 2012 Poolside

It seems appropriate that Poolside has sunshine on the brain. The Southern California-based duo (DJ Jeffrey Paradise and Filip Nikolic, formally of Junior Senior and Ima Robot) created their debut album Pacific Standard Time in the most regionally appropriate of settings: over drinks in their poolside studio, before literally stepping out the door to air cuts for a few friends. The result? A lackadaisical, lush blend of Balearic beats, shiny synths, and UV-baked posturing that they call “daytime disco.” More

Opossom

Sep 28, 2012 Web Exclusive

Flying Nun is as synonymous with indie rock in New Zealand as Chemikal Underground is in Glasgow or Creation Records is in London. Each is a singularly ubiquitous cultural force that has influenced legions of acts worldwide. Kody Nielson, the mastermind behind New Zealand’s Opossom, has ties to Flying Nun. He previously played in The Mint Chicks while in high school, a band signed to the fabled New Zealand label. Before that, he’d been enthralled by its rich musical pageantry. More

The Eastern Sea

Sep 21, 2012 The Eastern Sea

When Matthew Hines, songwriter and creative leader of the Austin-based ensemble The Eastern Sea set out two years ago to start work on his debut full-length, he already had settled on a name for the record, one inspired while reading Albert Camus’ 1947 novel The Plague. Hines now looks back on the decision with at least a few regrets. More

Dusted

Sep 14, 2012 Web Exclusive

Brian Borcherdt is best known for his work with the Canadian electronic collective, Holy Fuck, but his new project, Dusted, is a left turn. Under the Radar caught up with Borcherdt to discuss his current project and its future.

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Melody’s Echo Chamber

Sep 07, 2012 Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

It’s appropriate that French musician Melody Prochet named her solo project after a dream. The songs on her self-titled debut seem imbued with a logic of their own, spinning psych pop, electronics, and just a whiff of chanson française into a billowy cloud of sound. Although, Prochet admits that the dream that inspired Melody’s Echo Chamber owes more to her nerdy side. More

Keep Shelly in Athens

May 02, 2012 Coachella 2012

Keep Shelly in Athens actually hail from Athens, Greece. This much we do know. But very little else has been said about the enigmatic duo, who seemingly snuck onto the music scene with last year’s debut EP Our Own Dream.


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Trust

Apr 27, 2012 TR/ST

Singer/keyboardist Robert Alfons and drummer Maya Postepski don’t own up to the term “Goth” (who would?)—but as Trust they do make moody dance music, filled with buoyant beats, and dark lyrics about love, loss, and grinding it out. Under the Radar caught up with Alfons via e-mail to talk about music as the message, Ace of Base, and the deliciousness of Plan B. More