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And I Have Been Due Out October 28 via Preserve Artists
Sep 01, 2022
By Mark Redfern
British singer/songwriter Benjamin Clementine has announced a new album, And I Have Been, and has shared its first single, “Genesis,” via a video for it. And I Have Been is due out October 28 via Preserve Artists and is said to be part one of a two-album set, with part two due out next year. More
Grizzly Bear, Slowdive, Neko Case, Julien Baker, and others on Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 – 28) in Quincy, Washington
Feb 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2018 festival, their 17th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 - 28) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. The lineup includes Bon Iver, The National, Modest Mouse, David Byrne, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Slowdive, Neko Case, Julien Baker, TV On The Radio, Tune-Yards, Wolf Parade, Japandroids, Big Thief, Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast, Benjamin Clementine, Phoebe Bridgers, Algiers, Pond, and others. More
Plus The Weeknd, Eminem, Fleet Foxes, alt-J, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen, First Aid Kit, Japanese Breakfast, and Others
Jan 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. 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
Sep 15, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
This week Benjamin Clementine discusses the inspirations for his new record and the problems he sees around him, plus we round-up Trump’s deal-cutting, hurricanes, mass persecution in Myanmar, The Beatles on the EU, and Mavis Staples on the state of America. More
Plus Benjamin Clementine, Moses Sumney, Weyes Blood, Margo Price, Alvvays, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Of late we’ve been presenting the eight best songs of the week, but last week we expanded it to a Top 9 because there were so many strong choices. This week we kept it as nine, but because we had trouble narrowing the list down in a week of solid new songs, but few obvious standouts. More
I Tell a Fly Due Out October 2 via Capitol
Sep 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Acclaimed British singer/songwriter Benjamin Clementine is releasing his sophomore album, I Tell a Fly, on October 2 via Capitol. Previously we posted its single, “God Save the Jungle” and “Jupiter.” Now here’s another song from the album, the atmospheric “Quintessence,” which mainly features solo piano and Clementine’s powerful voice. More
The First Taste of the Band's New Album
Jan 19, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz have long been teasing a new album and now they have finally shared a new song and video, “Hallelujah Money.” More
Aphex Twin, Gaz Coombes, and Others Also Nominated
Nov 20, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Benjamin Clementine has won the Mercury Prize for his debut album At Least For Now. He beat out such bigger artists as Florence and the Machine, Gaz Coombes (ex-Supergrass frontman), Jamie xx, Wolf Alice, and Aphex Twin, so much so that my initial response when hearing the news was “who?” But research shows that Clementine was born in London and based on his single “London,” watch the video below, he’s got one hell of a voice. More
Interviews
Nov 16, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
Benjamin Clementine‘s life story is absorbing to the point of distraction. Born and raised in London to a family of Ghanaian descent, the self-taught musician emerged from school with almost no qualifications, fell out with his family, and ended up living homeless in London and Paris. It was in the French capital he started down the road that took him to winning the Mercury Prize for his debut At Least for Now in 2015. More
Reviews
Nov 02, 2022
By Ben Jardine
Who is Benjamin Clementine? The British singer/songwriter is mercurial, genre-defining. He sings in poetics, and is a virtuoso at the piano. Yet, on his third studio album, And I Have Been, the 33-year-old reckons with himself, his path, and his future. More
Oct 02, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
Benjamin Clementine is the kind of artist hard to ignore and even harder to pigeonhole. His genre-merging, format-skipping style picked him up the Mercury Prize in the U.K. for his 2015 debut (At Least for Now) without anyone quite being able to place him. Not much and everything has changed on his smart and soulful sophomore effort I Tell a Fly. More