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Plus Blondshell, Samia, Snapped Ankles, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 21, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 11. More
Glory Due Out March 28 via Matador
Feb 19, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) is releasing a new album, Glory, on March 28 via Matador. Now he has released its second single, “No Front Teeth,” which features New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding. It was shared via a music video for the song. More
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
Warm Chris Out Now via 4AD; North American Tour Starts Next Month
May 03, 2022
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding released a new album, Warm Chris, in March via 4AD. Now she has shared an animated video for the album’s “Tick Tock.” Harding co-directed the quirky video with animator Chris McD. More
Plus Jane Inc, Shearwater, Soft Cell, Bauhaus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week two icons from the 1980s united for a single and another artist from that era released their first new song in 14 years. There were also a couple of album tracks we loved. Tally it all up and we settled at 13 favorite songs this week. More
Plus Belle and Sebastian, Sondre Lerche and CHAI, Father John Misty, Tess Parks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 11, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was without a doubt the strongest week for new tracks so far this year. Some of our all time favorite artists put out new songs this week and there were several amazing songs that were seven or eight minutes long. There was much debate on what should make the main list and the best we could narrow it down to was a Top 15. More
Warm Chris Due Out March 25 via 4AD
Mar 08, 2022
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding is releasing a new album, Warm Chris, on March 25 via 4AD. Now she has shared its second single, the horn- and piano-backed “Fever,” via a video for it. Harding co-directed the video with Martin Sagadin. More
Plus Mitski, Guerilla Toss, Methyl Ethyl, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 14, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a spectacular week for new songs, overwhelming almost, with several notable album announcements. So this week we have an oversized Top 14, rather than our regular Top 10. Fourteen songs for January 14! More
Warm Chris Due Out March 25 via 4AD
Jan 12, 2022
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding has announced a new album, Warm Chris, and shared its first single, “Lawn,” via a video for it. More
Stand Alone Single Out Now via 4AD
Jun 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding has shared a brand new song, “Old Peel,” via a video for it. She has also announced some 2022 tour dates, including some North American shows, as well as ones in Europe and the UK. More
Bills & Aches & Blues Due Out April 2; Listen to the First Five Tracks Now
Mar 12, 2021
By Joey Arnone
In honor of their 40th anniversary which occurred last year, independent label 4AD will be releasing a compilation consisting entirely of covers of songs released through the label over the years, with 18 of the label’s current artists each performing a cover. They have already shared the first five songs of the compilation, which feature covers from U.S. Girls, Aldous Harding, The Breeders, and more. More
Oct 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding released a new album, Designer, back in April via 4AD. Now she has shared a strange video for the album’s “Zoo Eyes.” Harding co-directed the video with Martin Sagadin and it was filmed in her native country. More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
Sep 27, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More
In Katowice, Poland, August 2-4
Jul 26, 2019
By Jimi Arundell
First started by organizer and director Arthur Rojeck from rock band Myslovitz and dream pop outfit Lenny Valentino, OFF Festival at Katowice in Poland boasts an intoxicating mix of youthful energy coming from the carefully selected cutting edge musicians plus huge heritage acts ensuring a high quality of performers which can range right from German techno to Norwegian death metal. More
Jun 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding released a new album, Designer, back in April via 4AD. Last night she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to make her U.S. late night TV debut and perform the album’s “The Barrel.” More
Jun 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding released a new album, Designer, back in April via 4AD. Now she has announced some new North American tour dates for this September and October. More
Plus FKA twigs, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Japanese Breakfast, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a plethora of strong tracks to choose from this week, thanks in part to both some new albums that were announced this week and some other albums that were released today. So much so that we have expanded it to a Top 12 this week (as we’ve done from time to time in the past). More
Apr 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding has released a new album, Designer, today via 4AD. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here.
Plus Tame Impala, Amason, Wand, Clinic, Mark Ronson and Lykke Li, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 12, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We were a bit indecisive this week. There were lots of new tracks to sort through and lots of good ones, but none that immediately screamed #1 Song of the Week. But then we realized there was actually a clear winner after-all. More
Designer Due Out April 26 via 4AD
Apr 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding is releasing a new album, Designer, on April 26 via 4AD. Previously she shared a strange video for its first single, “Barrel” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared another song from the album, opening track “Fixture Picture,” also via a video for the song. Harding co-directed the striking video with Jack Whiteley, which was filmed on the Cliffs of Dover in England and features Harding dressed in bright red, while her all-male backing band are all clad in black, sometimes with their faces covered. More
Plus Ioanna Gika, Murray A. Lightburn, Amanda Palmer, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 22, 2019
By Mark Redfern
There were many strong contenders for this week’s Songs of the Week. We could’ve gone as high as a Top 15 instead of the regular Top 10 and as it is there are a whopping 11 honorable mentions, with some good tracks that also almost made the honorable mention list to. More
Designer Due Out April 26 via 4AD
Feb 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding has announced a new album, Designer, and shared a strange video for its first single, “Barrel.” She has also announced some tour dates. More
Make Way For Love Due Out February 16, 2018 via Dead Oceans; Watch the "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore" Video
Nov 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand singer/songwriter/guitarist Marlon Williams released his self-titled debut album in America on Dead Oceans in early 2016 and he shared a video for a brand new standalone single, “Vampire Again,” back in August. Now he has announced his sophomore album, Make Way For Love, and shared a video for its first single, “Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore,” which is a duet with Aldous Harding. More
Interviews
Apr 29, 2019
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Aldous Harding is intensely private. She might have grown up in Christchurch, New Zealand but when I ask her about the tragic mosque shootings that happened there in March she respectfully declines to comment. More
Reviews
Mar 24, 2022
By Mark Moody
“Of all the ways to eat a cake, this one surely takes the knife,” is the second line of the wonderfully loopy song “Passion Babe,” off of Aldous Harding’s adventurous fourth album, Warm Chris. A line that is as inscrutable as it is incisive, and one you can take literally or figuratively. More
Apr 26, 2019
By Stephen Axeman
You can almost imagine Aldous Harding’s face contorting into paralytic awe or into an expression of statuesque severity when you hear her move guilelessly through her register. More
