News
Jun 26, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface are releasing a new album, Podium, on July 28. Now they have shared its fifth and final pre-release single, “No Fly Zone,” via a music video in which the band are dressed as pilots and perform in front of a small private plane. More
Plus IAN SWEET, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, knitting, TVOD, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 29, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
May 26, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface are releasing a new album, Podium, July 28. Now they have shared its fourth single, “I Don’t Work Here,” via a music video in which the band performs in a grocery store. More
Plus Maya Hawke, Kneecap, knitting, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 01, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 16th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Michele Yamamoto helped me decide the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Apr 27, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface are releasing a new album, Podium, July 28. Now they have shared its third single, “MFT,” via a music video. More
Plus Julia Cumming, Cheekface, Florence Road, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 27, 2026
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 12th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide the list. We considered over 45 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Mar 26, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have announced a new album, Podium, and shared a new song from it, “Black Site,” via a music video. They have also announced some tour dates. More
Plus TV Star, Cheekface, Modern Woman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 27, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 11. More
Feb 27, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Humorous Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new song, “Hostile Street,” via a lyric video. More
Bartees Strange, Doves, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Deep Sea Diver, Horsegirl, Squid, Panda Bear, Youth Lagoon, and More
Mar 04, 2025
By Mark Redfern
At the start of February we launched our new Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month, starting with January’s albums. Now here is a roundup of February 2025’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds (some albums aren’t on Bandcamp) for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release. More
Plus Deep Sea Diver, Model/Actriz, Viagra Boys, Doves, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 28, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the sixth 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 12. More
Middle Spoon Out Now; Stream It Here
Feb 25, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have been teasing a new album, Middle Spoon, on social media for about three weeks and as promised, it has been released today. They have also shared a video for the album’s latest single, “Living Lo-Fi.” More
Plus Julien Baker & TORRES, Courting, Snapped Ankles, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 31, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, with Martin Luther King Day plus Trump’s second inauguration equalling less songs released last week and leaving us uninspired to do a list. So this week’s supersized list covers the last two weeks. More
Jan 22, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new song, “Growth Sux,” via a lyric video. More
The Best Songs from the Best Albums of the Last Year
Jan 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
We have put together a Spotify playlist for our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list and it’s 10 hours long. It features at least one song from each of our Top 100 in the order the albums appear on the list, from our #1 album to our #100. Some albums are represented by multiple songs filtered throughout the list. More
Plus Sky Ferreira, girlpuppy, Madi Diaz, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 06, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, due to the Thanksgiving break, so this week’s list covers the last two weeks. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Dec 03, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface surprise-released a new album, It’s Sorted, in March. Now they have shared a brand new single, “Hard Mode,” and announced some 2025 tour dates. More
Plus The Smile, Bartees Strange, Waxahatchee, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 04, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Marina Malin, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a very strong week for new tracks, so we considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Oct 03, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface surprise-released a new album, It’s Sorted, in March. Now they have shared a brand new single, “Flies,” via an amusing music video. The song features Jeff Rosenstock on baritone saxophone. More
Issue 73 Also Features Interviews with Fontaines D.C., Cassandra Jenkins, DIIV, Sparks, Camera Obscura, Alan Sparhawk, The Decemberists, Jessica Pratt, Glass Animals, Charly Bliss, Yard Act, English Teacher, and More
Sep 06, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 73, which features Maya Hawke and Nilüfer Yanya on the two covers. Issue 73 also features interviews with Fontaines D.C., Cassandra Jenkins, DIIV, Sparks, Camera Obscura, Alan Sparhawk, The Decemberists, Jessica Pratt, Glass Animals, Charly Bliss, Yard Act, English Teacher, Goat Girl, Hana Vu, and others. More
Plus Fat White Family, Phosphorescent, English Teacher, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 26, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2024. More
Jan 22, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have surprise-released a new album, It’s Sorted, and also shared an amusing video for the album’s new single, “Life in a Bag,” which is the band’s first official music video. More
Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
Jan 31, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new song, “The Fringe.” It was shared via a lyric video. More
Plus Gorillaz and Thundercat, Stereolab, Living Hour, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2022. Whereas last week we had a supersized Top 15, this week the pickings were slimmer, with a more back down to earth Top 10. More
Out Now via New Professor
Jun 20, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new single, “Pledge Drive.” It is out now via New Professor. More
Out Now via New Professor
Apr 27, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new single titled “We Need a Bigger Dumpster.” It is out now via New Professor. More
Interviews
The Most American Band Ever
Apr 12, 2024
By Mark Moody
The ubiquitous Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson almost didn’t make the cut for one of the cleverest rhymes on the Los Angeles-based Cheekface’s fourth album, It’s Sorted. More
Reviews
Feb 01, 2024
By Mark Moody
Come gather round children and I’ll tell you a tale of a band they called Cheekface. America loved them well. Borrowing a melody from Woody Guthrie’s “Pretty Boy Floyd,” or some other ancient folk tune, Cheekface’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” and all of It’s Sorted for that matter, would no doubt find favor in the baby faced gangster’s collection of 78s. More
