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Plus Strange Ranger, Lightning Dust, High Pulp, Sen Morimoto, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the sixteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t any tracks this week that screamed, “This is the very best song of the week!” But still there was plenty to like. More
I Thought I Was Better Than You Due Out June 2 via Heavenly Recordings
May 02, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Baxter Dury is releasing a new album, I Thought I Was Better Than You, on June 2 via Heavenly Recordings. Now he has shared its third single, “Celebrate Me,” via a music video. More
I Thought I Was Better Than You Due Out June 2 via Heavenly Recordings
Apr 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Baxter Dury is releasing a new album, I Thought I Was Better Than You, on June 2 via Heavenly Recordings. Now he has shared its second single, “Leon.” More
Plus ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT, Caroline Rose, Nation of Language, Indigo De Souza, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 17, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was sick with a bad cold (which still lingers) and we were putting the finishing touches on our latest print issue. So this week’s Songs of the Week encompasses songs from the last two weeks. More
Plus Christine and the Queens, Jehnny Beth, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was tough to narrow things down to a Top 10 this week, too many great tracks, so we’ve got a super-sized edition. More
The Night Chancers Due Out March 20 via Heavenly
Feb 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Baxter Dury is releasing a new album, The Night Chancers, on March 20 via Heavenly. Now he has shared another song from the album, “I’m Not Your Dog,” via a video for the track that finds Dury on the beach somewhere in a bad way. More
The Night Chancers Due Out March 20, 2020 via Heavenly
Dec 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Baxter Dury is releasing a new album, The Night Chancers, on March 20, 2020 via Heavenly. Now he has shared another song from it, “Carla’s Got a Boyfriend.” More
Plus Girl Ray, Field Music, Max Bloom, SASAMI, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were quite a few notable cover songs released this week, including some of the Christmas variety, but not as many strong originals as the last couple of weeks. Hence we are down to a Top 8 instead of our preferred Top 10. More
The Night Chancers Due Out March 20, 2020 via Heavenly
Nov 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Baxter Dury has announced a new album, The Night Chancers, and shared its first single, “Slumlord,” via a video for the track. More
“Tastes Good With the Money” Video Directed by Róisín Murphy
Mar 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Fat White Family are releasing a new album, Serfs Up!, on April 19 via Domino. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Tastes Good With the Money,” via a crazy and bloody video directed by fellow musician Róisín Murphy that has a bit of a Monty Python vibe to it. The song features Baxter Dury, who also appears in the video. More
Serfs Up! Due Out April 19 via Domino and Features Baxter Dury
Jan 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British trio Fat White Family have announced a new album, Serfs Up!, and shared a new song from it, the string-backed “Feet.” More
B.E.D Due Out October 26 via Heavenly
Sep 10, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
B.E.D is a new project teaming up Baxter Dury, Etienne de Crécy, and Delilah Holiday of London punks Skinny Girl Diet. They have announced their self-titled debut album and shared its first single, “White Coats.” B.E.D is due out October 26 via Heavenly. Check out “White Coats” below, followed by the album’s tracklist. More
Prince of Tears Out Now via Heavenly
Nov 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Baxter Dury released a new album, Prince of Tears, a couple of weeks back via Heavenly. Now he has shared a video for the album’s title track, “Prince of Tears.” Roger Sargent directed the video, which features Dury in a boxing match. Watch it below. More
Issue 62 Also Includes Interviews with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, The Horrors, Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, King Krule, and Much More
Oct 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More
Plus Alex Lahey, Jessie Ware, Mathew Dear + Tegan and Sara, Ted Leo, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 01, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
What a packed week for great new tracks. We could have easily done a Top 15. Some artists that almost made the cut include A. Savage, Bully, John Maus, Father John Misty (remixed by The Haxan Cloak), Tricky, Wolf Parade, and Zola Jesus. More
Prince of Tears Due Out October 27 via Heavenly, Features Rose Elinor Dougall and Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson
Aug 29, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Baxter Dury has announced a new album, Prince of Tears, and shared a video for its first single, “Miami.” Prince of Tears is due out October 27 via Heavenly. It features two special guests: Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods on “Almond Milk” and Rose Elinor Dougall on “Porcelain.” More
Interviews
Apr 20, 2020
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Baxter Dury returns waxing indignant about slumlords, the fashion set, and a segment of the ultra rich with more money than empathy, taste, or sense, in his disaffected spoken-sung manner on his new album The Night Chancers. More
Dec 12, 2017
By Matt Conner
On his new album, Prince of Tears, Baxter Dury takes on a persona named Miami, and the results aren’t pretty. “Miami,” the four-and-a-half minute album opener, finds the British avant garde rocker (and son of the late, iconic 1970s/1980s singer/songwriter Ian Dury, of Ian Dury and the Blockheads fame) cursing, insulting, and grandstanding to no end against a nameless antagonist, sounding like id unbound, all over infectious, dancefloor ready beats and synths crafted by him and co-producer Ash Workman. More
Reviews
Nov 15, 2018
By Dom Gourlay
It’s better to be late than never, and if that saying could be applied to anyone in music right now there’s no one more appropriate that Baxter Dury. As the son of legendary punk and New Wave artist Ian Dury it’s probably fair to say music’s been in his blood since the day he was born. More
