Apr 30, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Real Estate have announced a new B-sides and rarities collection, The Wee Small Hours: B-Sides and Other Detritus 2011 - 2025, and shared a new song from it, “Pink Sky,” via a music video. The album is due out this Friday via Domino. More

Apr 30, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) drops the final pre-release single “Event of a Fire” ahead of her highly anticipated sophomore album If You Asked For a Picture, out this Friday. The track explores burnout and existential fatigue, accompanied by a poignant music video starring Ghjuvanna Benedetti and directed by Emilé Moutaud. More

Apr 29, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Car Seat Headrest are releasing a new album/rock opera, The Scholars, this Friday via Matador. Now they have shared its third single, “The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That Man).” More

Apr 29, 2025 By Mark Redfern

British brother duo These New Puritans are releasing a new album, Crooked Wing, on May 23 via Domino. Now they have shared its newest single, “A Season in Hell,” with a video featuring actor Alexander Skarsgård. More

Apr 29, 2025 By Mariel Fechik

​Chicago-based singer/songwriter Anna Vogelzang has released the second single today (4/29) from her upcoming album, Afterglow, her first studio album since 2019’s Beacon. More

Apr 29, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Minimalist singer/songwriter Lael Neale is releasing a new album, Altogether Stranger, this Friday via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its third single, “Wild Waters,” via a self-directed music video. More

Apr 29, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Stereolab are releasing Instant Holograms on Metal Film, their first new album in 15 years, on May 23 via Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp. Now they have released the album’s second single, “Melodie Is a Wound.” They have also put out an accompanying crossword puzzle and expanded their tour dates. More

Apr 29, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Opal Mag releases new single “I Don’t Like You, but I Love You,” a dreamy, emotionally charged track exploring the internal struggle between love and frustration, drawing influence from indie icons like Mazzy Star and The Smashing Pumpkins More

Apr 28, 2025 By Mark Redfern

New Zealand four-piece The Beths are making some moves. They have announced they have signed to a new label, ANTI-, released a new single, “Metal,” and also announced a world tour. More

Apr 28, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Nilüfer Yanya has released a brand new single, “Cold Heart.” It follows her latest album, My Method Actor, which was #2 on our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list and landed Yanya on the cover of Issue 73 (buy the issue directly from us here). More

Apr 26, 2025 By Arden Green

Recorded over a span of six years, Eels’ first double album and sixth overall release Blinking Lights and Other Revelations serves as frontman and creative mastermind Mark Oliver “E” Everett’s magnum opus. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Arden Green

Frank Sinatra’s ninth studio album and overall artistic achievement In the Wee Small Hours remains among pop music’s most lusciously atmospheric recordings, its arrangements humming with a unique poetry all their own. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the 13th 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

Apr 25, 2025 By Arden Green

A daring artistic response to the sweeping maximalism of 2005’s landmark Illinois and the arty experimentalism of 2010’s The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens’ seventh studio album Carrie & Lowell arrived at the tail end of a pivotal period for the then 39-year-old indie wunderkind. The 2012 death of Stevens’ estranged mother, Carrie, from stomach cancer had left him shattered, forced to retread his history of familial trauma and abandonment. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Cut Copy have released a new single, “Solid,” as well as the B-side “A Decade Long Sunset.” The two tracks will be released on a limited edition 12-inch single, shipping in late June. “Solid” is their first new single in five years. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Lùlù is a Lyon and Marseille-based outfit, bringing together musicians from a host of other rising French indie acts, including AVIONS, Irnini Mons, Egdar Suit, and Pogy et les Kéfars. Together, they make bright, urgent power pop that melds the barrelling force of ‘70s punk with a steadfast melodic sensibility. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Mark Redfern

South Korean indie band Say Sue Me are releasing a new EP, Time is Not Yours, on April 30 via Damnably / Beach Town Music. Now they have shared another single from it, “In This Mess.” More

Apr 24, 2025 By Mark Redfern

HAIM have officially announced their new album, I quit, and shared its third single, “Down to be wrong.” A video for the song is due out tomorrow. More

Apr 24, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Picture Parlour return with a defiant new single, “Who’s There To Love Without You?” blending Northern Soul influences with transatlantic rock riffs. More

Apr 24, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Ezra Furman is releasing a new album, Goodbye Small Head, on May 16 via Bella Union. Now she has shared its third single, “Power of the Moon,” via a music video. More

Apr 24, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

BEL is the moniker of LA-based indie pop singer/songwriter Isabel Whelan. As BEL, she has spent the last few years crafting sleek and lyrical indie pop laced with gauzy production and subtly catchy hooks. The results draw from classic folk singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell or Stevie Nicks alongside dreamy indie touchstones like Mazzy Star. More

Apr 23, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Canadian post-punks Preoccupations are releasing a new album, Ill at Ease, on May 9 via Born Loser. Now they have shared its third single, title track “Ill at Ease,” via a music video. More

Apr 23, 2025 By Mark Redfern

British experimental post-punk five-piece Squid released a new album, Cowards, in February via Warp. Now they have released a brand new single, “The Hearth and Circle Round Fire.” More

Apr 23, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Miki Berenyi Trio—led by the former singer/guitarist with 1990s shoegaze, dream pop, and Britpop band Lush—recently released their debut album, Tripla, via Bella Union. Now they have teamed up with Lol Tolhurst (formerly of The Cure) and his son Gray Tolhurst for the new song “Stranger.” More

Apr 23, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The Swell Season have announced their first new album in 16 years, Forward, and shared a new song from it, “Stuck in Reverse,” via a music video. More

Apr 23, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Bleach Lab return with their new single “Feel Something,” from their upcoming EP Close To The Flame. More

Apr 22, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Samia shares final pre-release single, “Carousel,” ahead of her third album Bloodless, out this Friday, More

Apr 22, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Britpop legends Pulp are releasing More, their first new album in 24 years, on June 6 via Rough Trade. Now they have announced some new September North American tour dates. More

Apr 22, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Indie rock trio Sunflower Bean unveil their emotional new single “There’s a Part I Can’t Get Back” ahead of their 4th album Mortal Primetime More

Apr 21, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The Cure have announced a new remix album, Mixes of a Lost World, to benefit the charity War Child UK. They have also shared two of its tracks, remixes by Four Tet and Paul Oakenfold. The album also features reworks by Mogwai, Orbital, Trentemøller, The Twilight Sad, Daniel Avery, and others. Mixes of a Lost World features remixes of tracks from 2024’s acclaimed Songs of a Lost World. More

Apr 21, 2025 By Arden Green

Five years into its radically ingenious musical career, freak-maestro George Clinton’s influential funk rock collective Parliament-Funkadelic had released nine consecutive albums—six as Funkadelic, three as Parliament—effectively bringing its refined, yet confrontational brand of innovatively extraterrestrial funk to the streets. More

Apr 21, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Next month, Exeter-based indie trio Soot Sprite are set to share their full-length debut album, Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon. The band first began as a lo-fi bedroom pop project for singer/songwriter Elise Cook. However, their music has since expanded in scope and ambition with the addition of bassist Sean Mariner and drummer Sam Cother, moving towards a more densely layered sound tinged with roiling shoegaze textures. More

Apr 18, 2025 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the 12th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marina Mallin, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More

Apr 18, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Los Angeles-based four-piece Goon have announced a new album, Dream 3, and shared its lead single, “Closer to.” More

Apr 18, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The project of Sarah Tudzin, illuminati hotties has announced a new EP, Nickel on the Fountain Floor, and shared a new song from it, “Wreck My Life,” which features PUP, in particular the band’s Stefan Babcock. More

Apr 18, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Matt Berninger of The National is releasing a new solo album, Get Sunk, on May 30 via Book, Berninger’s imprint with Concord. Now he has shared its second single, “Breaking Into Acting,” which features Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy). Duffy is also in the song’s video with Berninger. More

Apr 18, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Powerhouse Manchester alt-rock duo Dirty Blonde, release their thrilling new EP “Looking For Trouble” More

Apr 17, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Chicago-formed psych-rock band Post Animal have announced a new album, IRON, that sees them reuniting with their former bandmate Joe Keery (who also releases music as Djo). The album’s first single, “Last Goodbye,” has been released. More

Apr 17, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Quirky Welsh indie rockers The Bug Club have released a new single, “How to Be a Confidante.” It is the latest track from Very Human Features, the band’s new album, due out on June 13 via Sub Pop. More

Apr 16, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Black Honey reveal their fourth album Soak, dropping August 15th, alongside new single “Dead.” More

Apr 16, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. have released a new song “Before You I Just Forget.” It is part of the deluxe edition of their 2024 album, Romance, which was #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list. The deluxe edition of Romance has also been released. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

All Things Go have announced the lineup for the Washington, D.C. installment of the 2025 festival. Highlights include Lucy Dacus, Faye Webster, Djo, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, The Last Dinner Party, Julien Baker & TORRES, Clairo, Sunday (1994), Doechii, The Marías, Lucius, jasmine.4.t, and others. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Melbourne-based psych-rock group King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have officially announced a new album, Phantom Island, and shared a new song from it, “Deadstick,” via a music video. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Julien Baker and TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) are releasing their debut album together, Send a Prayer My Way, this Friday via Matador. Now they have shared its fifth single, “Bottom of a Bottle,” via a music video. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio is releasing his debut solo album, Three Black Boltz, this Friday via Sub Pop. Now he has released its fourth single, “Somebody New,” via a self-directed music video. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

London-based eight-piece caroline have announced their sophomore album, the fittingly named caroline 2, and released a new single from it, “Tell me I never knew that,” which features guest vocals from another Caroline, Caroline Polachek. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Deradoorian (full name Angel Deradoorian) is releasing a new album, Ready for Heaven, on May 9 via Fire. Now she has released its fourth single, “No No Yes Yes,” via a music video. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Seattle-based band Fotoform debuted with their 2017 self-titled album and followed in 2021 with their sophomore album, Horizons, crafting reflective and moody blends of post punk and darkwave. Later this week, they’re set to share their upcoming third full-length album, Grief is a Garden (Forever in Bloom), out on April 18th, which sees the band incorporating lush shoegaze textures into their sound alongside an introspective and existential lyrical bent. More

Apr 14, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Britpop legends Pulp are releasing More, their first new album in 24 years, on June 6 via Rough Trade. Last week they shared its first single, “Spike Island,” and on Saturday they performed the song on the long-running British chat show The Jonathan Ross Show. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Manchester-based trio Doves released a new album, Constellations For the Lonely, in February via EMI North. Now they have shared “Lean Into the Wind,” a brand new song that was also recorded during the sessions for the album. It will be released as a limited edition 10-inch single this weekend for Record Store Day, with “Cally” on the other side. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 11th Songs of the Week of 2025. It was quite a week for songs from ’90s artists. As a teenager, in 1995, I once saw Stereolab open for Pulp at the Brixton Academy in London and both those artists make this week’s list, as well as Garbage and The Divine Comedy. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Mark Redfern

South Korean indie band Say Sue Me have released a new single, “Vacation,” which features Silica Gel’s Kim Hanjoo. It is taken from the band’s forthcoming EP, Time is Not Yours, which is due out April 30 via Damnably / Beach Town Music. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Lana Del Rey has released a new single, “Henry, come on.” It’s out now on Interscope and presumably from her forthcoming album, The Right Person Will Stay, which is said to be more of an Americana album. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Sunday (1994) have released a news single, “Rain”, and unveiled details of their eagerly awaited sophomore EP, Devotion More

Apr 10, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Philadelphia alt-country band Florry are releasing a new album, Sounds Like…, on May 23 on Dear Life. Now they have shared the album’s latest single, the expansive seven-minute long “First it was a movie, then it was a book.” More

Apr 10, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Mamalarky are releasing a new album, Hex Key, this Friday via Epitaph. Earlier this week they released its final pre-release single, “Won’t Give Up.” More

Apr 10, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Rising Brighton-based indie band Nature TV have been playing with the boundaries between jangly indie pop and breezy psych soul with their latest singles, teasing their forthcoming debut album, Unlucky for Some, due out on May 9th. For the past several years, the band have been building a following in the UK from their energetic live shows and a steady series of new EPs, returning most recently with 2023’s Mid-Flight EP. More

Apr 10, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Tomorrow, Bristol post punk and shoegaze outfit Bible Club are sharing their sophomore EP, Umbra. The band debuted last year with their EP, AD, and followed this year with a pair of new singles, “Disco” and “Umbra.” Their latest EP finds the band pairing with producer Dom Mitchison to build out their dense and moody soundscapes with newfound detail and intensity. More

Apr 10, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Britpop legends Pulp have announced More, their first new album in 24 years, and shared its first single, “Spike Island,” via a music video. It’s disco 2025, as the new album is due out June 6 via Rough Trade. The band’s frontman Jarvis Cocker directed the AI-assisted “Spike Island” video, which attempts to bring photos from the band’s Different Class-era to life, sometimes to amusing results. More

Apr 10, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

NYC quintet Slow Fiction deliver an urgent, confrontational track as part of the Speedy Singles series More

Apr 09, 2025 By Mark Redfern

1990s alt-rock titans Garbage are releasing a new album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, on May 30 via BMG. Now they have shared its first single, “There’s No Future In Optimism,” via a music video. More

Apr 09, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Thom Yorke (of Radiohead and The Smile) and electronic musician/producer Mark Pritchard are releasing their debut album together, Tall Tales, on May 9 via Warp. Now they have shared its third single, “Gangsters,” via a music video. More

Apr 09, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Tune-Yards are releasing a new album, Better Dreaming, on May 26 via 4AD. Now they have shared its second single, “Heartbreak,” via a music video directed by the band’s Merrill Garbus. More

Apr 09, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Indie singer/songwriter Jefferson Pitcher made his name as a songwriter, guitarist, and composer in the indie rock world before retreating into the textural and experimental corners of music making. He stepped back from traditional songwriting for 15 years while focusing on his family and turning his attention to found-sound and ambient works. Later this week, he is set to share his return effort to indie rock, The Bellows, out on April 11th. More

Apr 08, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The Divine Comedy (the orchestral-pop project of Northern Irish singer/songwriter/composer Neil Hannon) has announced a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, and shared its first single, “Achilles.” More

Apr 08, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Arcade Fire have announced a new album, Pink Elephant, and shared its first single, “Year of the Snake,” via a video for it. Pink Elephant is due out May 9 via Columbia and is the band’s first album since sexual misconduct allegations were made by several women against the band’s Win Butler in 2022. More

Apr 08, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Stereolab have announced Instant Holograms on Metal Film, their first new album in 15 years, and shared its first single, “Aerial Troubles,” via a music video. More

Apr 08, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Dorio is the project of Austin, Texas-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Chad Doriocourt and his songwriting partner Rachel Rascoe. The pair debuted in 2020 with their full-length album, Yesterday the Sky Was Blue, and followed in 2023 with their sophomore record, Strawberry Dream. More

Apr 07, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Welsh musician Gwenno (full name Gwenno Saunders) has announced a new album, Utopia, which is her first solo LP sung mainly in the English language, and shared its first single, “Dancing On Volcanoes,” via a music video. More

Apr 05, 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 and followed by February’s albums. Now here is a roundup of March 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

Apr 04, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 10th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week’s list covers the last two weeks, as I was out of town last Friday. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 16, since it covers two weeks. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

Glastonbury Festival has today revealed the 8 finalists for its Emerging Talent Competition 2025 including Under the Radar picks Air Drawn Dagger More

Apr 04, 2025 By Mark Redfern

HAIM have released a new song, “Everybody’s trying to figure me out.” It is the second single from an upcoming new album on Columbia Records. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

todd modern’s debut single “yyours” delivers a quietly powerful exploration of unrequited longing. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

​Blondshell Drops New Single “23’s a Baby,” from her forthcoming sophomore album, If You Asked For a Picture. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Tomorrow, rising Swedish outfit Isolated Youth are set to share their debut album, miserere mei, offering a full-length introduction to their gothic style of post punk. The band is made up of brothers Axel and William Mardberg, drummer Andreas Geidemark, and bassist Elmer Hallsby, and they recorded the album in collaboration with co-producers Max Heyes and Faris Badwan, lead vocalist of The Horrors. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Earlier this week, Wet Leg announced their much anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer, and shared its first single, “catch these fists.” Last night the band performed “catch these fists” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) was also interviewed on the show last night. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Brooklyn’s Daffo drops poignant single “Quick Fix” while unveiling 2025 tour dates with Blondshell and Annie DiRusso across North America and Europe. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Lost Souls, the debut album by Manchester-based trio Doves, came out 25 years ago today, on April 3, 2000. Stream the album and B-sides here and revisit our coverage of the album. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Car Seat Headrest are releasing a new album/rock opera, The Scholars, on May 2 via Matador. Now they have shared its second single, the eight-minute “CCF (I’m Gonna Stay With You).” More

Apr 02, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Djo (aka actor Joe Keery from Stranger Things, Fargo, and Free Guy) is releasing a new album, The Crux, this Friday via AWAL. Now he has shared its third single, “Potion.” More

Apr 02, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Sparks (brothers Ron and Russell Mael) are releasing a new album, MAD!, on May 23 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Drowned in a Sea of Tears,” and announced some new tour dates, including some North American ones. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

Nottingham six-piece Midnight Rodeo announce new single, album and tour More

Apr 02, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The New Pornographers have shared a new song, “Ballad of the Last Payphone,” via a lyric video. It’s also available as a limited 7-inch single. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Chicago indie outfit COURSE has spent the past few years developing their glassy and synth-laden style, bridging synth pop, singer/songwriter folk, and dream pop with their 2021 debut, A Late Hour, and their 2023 follow-up, Tight Feathers. However, during that time, singer/songwriter Jess Robbins was struggling with debilitating chronic pain until she was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitisーan autoimmune disorder affecting the spine and joints. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Northern Ireland’s ASH, unleash a frenetic cover of “Jump In The Line.’” Check out the trio’s reimagining of the Harry Belafonte classic which is accompanied by a bloodsoaked, horror-inspired music video. More

Apr 01, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Wet Leg have announced their much anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer, and shared its first single, “catch these fists,” via a self-directed music video. The band will perform “catch these fists” on Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. More

Apr 01, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The Beatles are the biggest and most iconic band of all time, so it makes sense that the plans for their first official biopic would be ambitious. It was previously announced that Sam Mendes would be directing four separate interconnected films on the Fab Four, one for each member, and now the long-rumored cast has been confirmed and the release plans have been detailed. More

Apr 01, 2025 By Mark Redfern

New York-based quartet Florist are releasing a new album, Jellywish, this Friday via Double Double Whammy. Now they have shared its fourth and final pre-release single, almost title track “Jellyfish.” More

Mar 31, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Miki Berenyi Trio—led by the former singer/guitarist with 1990s shoegaze, dream pop, and Britpop band Lush—are releasing their debut album, Tripla, this Friday via Bella Union. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Kinch,” and announced some North American tour dates. More

Mar 31, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Brooklyn-based band Momma are releasing a new album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, this Friday via Polyvinyl/Lucky Number. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “Rodeo,” via a music video. Richard Phillip Smith directed the video. The band also recently performed the album’s “I Want You (Fever)” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, watch that video here too. More

Mar 28, 2025 By Mark Redfern

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) has shared a new song, “DOA.” It is featured in the new A24 film Death of a Unicorn, which hits theaters today. More

Mar 28, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Black Honey release their new single “Psycho” - plus a Clockwork Orange-inspired video - ahead of their April 2025 UK tour dates. More

Mar 27, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Bria Salmena shares the electrifying new single and video, “Rags” directed by Julia Hendrickson and Justin Aranha. More

Mar 27, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Julien Baker and TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) are releasing their debut album together, Send a Prayer My Way, on April 14 via Matador. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Dirt,” via an animated music video. More

Mar 27, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Brooklyn-based indie singer/songwriter Avery Friedman spent her young adulthood orbiting the music world but didn’t begin writing her own songs until 2023, following a moving live performance and a traumatic robbery. Friedman began turning to her guitar for release and catharsis, making her live debut last year alongside fellow indie acts h. Pruz, Dead Gowns, and Sister. More

Mar 26, 2025 By Mark Redfern

The beloved British sci-fi show Doctor Who dates back to 1963, but after 16 years of being largely off the air, the modern incarnation of the show premiered 20 years ago today, on March 26, 2005 with the episode “Rose,” which introduced Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. The new season of the show premieres on April 12 and this week a new trailer for the season was shared. More

Mar 26, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Two shoegazing icons have united—Steve Queralt of Ride and Emma Anderson, formerly of Lush—for the new song “Lonely Town.” It is the first single from Swallow, Queralt’s debut solo album, which was announced today. More

Mar 26, 2025 By Mark Redfern

England’s Black Country, New Road are releasing a new album, Forever Howlong, on April 4 via Ninja Tune. Now they have released its third single, “For the Cold Country.” More

Apr 28, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Acclaimed indie artist Samia Finnerty (who releases music simply under her first name) found an unusual creative guiding light in the quiet spaces between presence and absence. Her latest album, the spellbinding Bloodless, explores how what’s missing can take on an outsized presence in our minds. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Mortal Primetime, the fourth album from Sunflower Bean, very nearly didn’t happen. In the years following their previous release, 2022’s Headful of Sugar, the band’s future hung in the balance. Julia Cumming (vocals, bass), Nick Kivlen (guitar, vocals), and Olive Faber (drums) had scattered geographically and thrown themselves into other creative pursuits. During that time, they also weathered personal upheavals—grief, growth, and everything in between. More

Apr 21, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

One of the first things that strikes you about Tripla, the debut album from Miki Berenyi Trio, is its distinctive, layered sense of rhythm. More

Apr 16, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

Montreal duo DVTR release a live album this month (April 2025) entitled “Live Aux Foufs”, so Under the Radar caught up with the two main protagonists Demi Lune and Jean Divorce More

Apr 11, 2025 By Marina Malin

Florist’s music creates a safe sanctuary with its rare kind of tenderness, intimacy, and deeply human quality. Since emerging with their 2016 debut, The Birds Outside Sang, the project led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emily Sprague has gently guided listeners through grief, growth, and the natural world. More

Apr 10, 2025 By Mariel Fechik

I once described the music of SPELLLING (the moniker of Bay Area singer/songwriter Chrystia Cabral) as what you might imagine the inside of a crystal ball to sound like. I’m not sure if I even knew what I meant by this at the time, though looking back, I think I could only have meant that her music is at once unfathomably mystical and deeply rooted in the Earth. She is someone who is equally inspired by ‘90s pop as she is obscure French surrealist literature, as interested in strange, homemade synth patches as she is arranging a chamber group with bassoon, strings, and harp. More

Apr 09, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Craig Finn does everything from spoken word to singing and holding high notes on his newly released sixth solo album, Always Been (out now on Tarmac and Thirty Tigers). The fact that he pushes himself as a singer on standout track “A Man Needs a Vocation” may come as a surprise to the fans of his legendary indie rock band The Hold Steady. That’s because he has long been known for working elaborate lyricism and a heartfelt delivery into the limits of his voice. More

Apr 07, 2025 By Mariel Fechik

When the rollout for Joe Keery’s debut album Twenty Twenty began in 2019, one thing became very clear: This was not Joe Keery the actor, whose arc from bully to babysitter on Netflix’s hit show Stranger Things garnered adoring fans the world over. Nor was this Joe Keery the guitarist from Chicago psych-rock band Post Animal, whose debut album had just been released on Polyvinyl the year before. No, this was Djo, Keery but not Keery, mustachioed and disguised in sunglasses and a goofy wig. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Despite the sudden departure of their lead singer Isaac Wood in 2022, four days before the release of their sophomore album, Ants from Up There, the remaining members of Black Country, New Road (BCNR) decided not to change their band’s name while working on their new album, Forever Howlong, which just dropped on Ninja Tune to fanfare and rave reviews. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

“Yes, Tom [Petty] was not a perfect person. Neither am I. Neither are you, you know,” guitarist Mike Campbell says, a bit testily, during a recent phone interview about his new memoir Heartbreaker. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

Meet Otala, the London-based five-piece whose second EP “Fire! To The River” came out last month More

Mar 28, 2025 By Mark Moody

Any indie music loving, self-respecting Atlantan has to have strong opinions on the Southern city’s myriad live music venues. A lifelong resident of the region, Becca Harvey (aka girlpuppy) has hit them all. More

Mar 26, 2025 By Mark Moody

At 75 years of age, many stories have been told about Lonnie Holley. Most from his own tongue. A world renowned self-taught artist, Holley was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Using improvised approaches in both art and music, Holley has forged his own path. Many similar visual artists have come before and behind him, but his combination of the visual mixed with making songs, and his unique personal history, make Holley one of a kind. More

Mar 25, 2025 By Austin Saalman

“I saw a painting of a woman, head down on a table, collapsed from melancholy,” remarks indie pop visionary and bestselling author Michelle Zauner of the influence behind Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). “After that I discovered there is this whole trope in painting, especially in the 19th century, of women collapsed from sadness. I thought that was really fitting.” More

Mar 21, 2025 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Faris Badwan, frontman of the British band The Horrors. More

Mar 21, 2025 By Mark Moody

The bulk of Victoria Park’s expanding catalog seeks answers in gently reflective ways. That is unless it doesn’t. Her second album, Nothing Sticks (recorded as Pictoria Vark), releases today on Get Better Records. More

Mar 14, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

In this interview, Luvact shares how her journey from teenage busker to circus performer shaped the nostalgic, gothic romance of her music More

Mar 13, 2025 By Frank Valish

Bob Mould sat down with Under the Radar to discuss his new album, how he views his musical output these days, and why, despite his storied history, he’s not much of one for looking back. More

Mar 07, 2025 By Mark Moody

Take a map of the Eastern U.S. (the paper kind) and draw lines from Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Charlotte into the heart of West Virginia and one of those lines may put you close to Big Ugly. At least 200 miles from any of those cities (Cincy is the closest), the Big Ugly community metaphorically and literally sits in the middle of nowhere. Big Ugly Creek empties into the Guyandotte River and it’s in this rural region that Fust’s Aaron Dowdy’s grandmother grew up. More

Mar 03, 2025 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Andy Bell of Ride (and formerly of Oasis). More

Feb 26, 2025 By Jimi Arundell

“Someone said, ‘It is the moral issue of our time.’ And I do agree with that,” says Patrick Jones, poet and political playwright. More

Feb 20, 2025 By Stephen Humphries

As a boy, Steven Wilson listened to the transportive sounds of The Dark Side of the Moon. Now, he wants to transport listeners to the far side of the universe. More

Feb 14, 2025 By Mark Moody

Some four years and 400 miles from his boyhood home of San Francisco, Marinero’s Jess Sylvester finds himself in the middle of Los Angeles’ most horrific wildfires in memory. Connecting with Sylvester over Zoom at the mid-January peak of the devastation, he shares that he’s approximately 15 miles from the perimeter of the Eaton fire. More

Feb 13, 2025 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Heartworms (the project of Jojo Orme). More

Feb 06, 2025 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Ollie Judge of Squid. More

Jan 31, 2025 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Lilly Hiatt some questions about endings and death. More

Jan 29, 2025 By Mariel Fechik

From the moment Tarriona “Tank” Ball opens her mouth, whether that’s on stage, radio, or a stuttering Zoom call, there is a palpable warmth that flows out of her. It’s evident from the first moment of Tank and the Bangas’ winning Tiny Desk Contest entry from 2017 (and their subsequent official Tiny Desk Concert), in the way she interacts with her bandmates and collaborators, but most of all, in the open generosity of her words. Tank Ball is a multi-hyphenate artistic talent, but above all else, she is a wordsmith. More

Jan 29, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

HotWax reflect on their journey from grassroots venues to major festival stages, the raw intensity of touring, and the power of collaboration on their debut album Hot Shock. More

Jan 25, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

DITZ released their eagerly anticipated second album “Never Exhale” on Friday (24th January) so Under the Radar sat down with vocalist C.A. Francis and guitarist Jack Looker to discuss the new record, being on tour, and the financial hardships of being in a band. More

Jan 24, 2025 By Austin Trunick

This article originally appeared in Issue 72 of our print magazine, The ’90s Issue, which came out in 2024 and can be bought directly from us here. The article was exclusive to the print magazine but in honor of the recent passing of David Lynch, we are now posting it online. Lynch was not available to be interviewed for this article and all the other interviews were conducted long before his death. More

Jan 23, 2025 By Marina Malin

Pete Wiggs and his long time best friend Bob Stanley got their start in the music world with their late ’80s zine, Caff, blending humor with their deep passion for exploring music. Soon after, the two started to experiment with making music together, recruiting Sarah Cracknell for vocals to create the long-lived Saint Etienne. More

Dec 31, 2024 By Hays Davis

In 1974, the band Sparks saw a startling change of fortune when they transformed from an American band with somewhat dim prospects into a British band that became an overseas sensation. Kimono My House was their breakthrough third album, reaching #4 on the UK albums chart and including two UK Top 10 singles. If this sounds like the stuff of movies, it came close in 2021, thanks to The Sparks Brothers, the documentary directed by Edgar Wright that tells the story of brothers Ron Mael and Russell Mael, who are the band Sparks. More

Dec 30, 2024 By Mike Hilleary

Searching their collective memory, the four members of the Leeds, England-based band English Teacher distinctly remember the time they once made a kid cry. More

Dec 24, 2024 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Matthew Caws of Nada Surf. More

Dec 20, 2024 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Hinds. More

Dec 17, 2024 By Celine Teo-Blockey

Rob Birch of Stereo MC’s remembers a love for rap and sampling fueling him and fellow member, DJ Nick Hallam’s excitement about starting a band together. Albums by Public Enemy and other hip-hop artists saw them set aside all they had learnt about making music via guitars to become disciples of breaks and loops. By the time the ’90s came along, they were carving a space for themselves making what would soon be called dance music, with their third album, 1992’s Connected, achieving a high water mark in their discography. More

Dec 11, 2024 By Matt Conner

“It’s weird because if there are 20 songs from the ’90s that still get played at The Home Depot, ‘Closing Time’ is definitely one of those. It’s like, ‘How did that happen?’” More

Dec 04, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s UK tour starts this weekend (Friday 6th December), so Under the Radar caught up with founder member and vocalist Jim Reid More

Nov 25, 2024 By Frank Valish

Under the Radar caught up with Superdrag’s John Davis to discuss his new solo album, JINX. More

Nov 20, 2024 By Frank Valish

For Seattle’s Chinese American Bear, band life is truly a family affair. Bryce Barsten and Anne Tong met 16 years ago in high school jazz band and have been together ever since. More

Oct 29, 2024 By Matthew Caws

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Matthew Caws of Nada Surf. More

Oct 25, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

​In a lively interview, Lottie Massey and Lily Hutchings of The Pill, discuss the inevitable comparisons to Wet Leg, their fun and carefree approach to music, bad driving, dodgy builders, on line trolls and their recent record deal with AWAL More

Oct 22, 2024 By Matt Fink

In the fall of 2004, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme didn’t really want to talk to the press. Having combed through 45 hours of material to assemble the final Elliott Smith album, From a Basement on the Hill, they were the only logical choices to field the questions Smith was no longer around to answer. More

Oct 16, 2024 By Caleb Campbell

“THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ATONED TONIGHT.” Those are the final words screamed on “Pomegranate Tree,” the latest single from D.C. punk band Ekko Astral. The words are a condemnation and indictment, coming after six minutes of build-up as the dusty guitars and off-kilter grooves of the track’s early minutes shift into a turbulent maelstrom. More

Oct 15, 2024 By Frank Valish

This year saw the long-awaited U.S. release of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success, the brilliantly-written memoir from Lush singer and songwriter Miki Berenyi. More

Oct 11, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Sophie Thatcher talks about her debut EP “Pivot And Scrape” her love of music, Yellowjackets, and finding a balance between music and acting More

Oct 08, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

​London-based four-piece Crows released their eagerly anticipated third album “Reason Enough” last month so Under the Radar caught up with vocalist James Cox to talk about the new record, touring, and difficulties of combining day jobs with being in a band. More

Oct 03, 2024 By Susan Hansen

Introducing Jack Jones, who released his self-titled debut album last month on Peter Doherty’s Strap Originals label. More

Oct 01, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Bloodworm have emerged as one of the most exciting new bands in the UK over the past couple of years and released their debut single “Back Of A Hand” last month, so Under the Radar caught up with the Nottingham-based trio to discuss their origins, inspirations and future aspirations More

Sep 30, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Introducing Cliffords, a band leading Ireland’s next wave of musical talent. This young group from Cork is already making an impact with their shimmering indie pop More

Sep 13, 2024 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Matthew Caws of Nada Surf some questions about endings and death. More

Sep 12, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Humanist released their critically acclaimed second album “On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World” in July, so Under the Radar spoke to visionary founder member Rob Marshall about the record, loss, collaborations and future plans. More

Sep 06, 2024 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Hinds some questions about endings and death. More

Sep 03, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Bored Marsh are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the East Midlands in recent years. Their debut EP “Idiot” comes out later this month, so Under the Radar sat down with 3 of the band’s 4 members to discuss the EP, the band’s origins and plans for the future. More

Aug 30, 2024 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Oceanator (aka Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Elise Okusami). More

Aug 28, 2024 By Mark Redfern and Marina Malin

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Shana Cleveland of La Luz. More

Aug 16, 2024 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Hamish Hawk some questions about endings and death. More

Jul 22, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Acid Klaus released his new EP “P.T.S.D. By Proxy” last week. Here, he chooses his 10 favourite protest songs for Under the Radar. More

Jul 19, 2024 By Jake Uitti

For the past 40-plus years, the Downey, California-born “Weird Al” Yankovic has been bringing laughter to music listeners through his signature parody songs and polka medleys. From Michael Jackson riffs like “Eat It” and “Fat” to Madonna parodies such as “Like a Surgeon,” and the famous Coolio parody, “Amish Paradise,” “Weird Al” knows how to strike a nerve and perk an ear. In so doing, he’s earned a handful of Grammy Awards and sold more than 12 million albums. More

Jun 13, 2024 By Matt Conner

We sat down with Tomer Capone to hear more about his creative background, the trust he feels playing Frenchie, and how The Boys is a “jackpot” for an actor. More

May 10, 2024 By Aidan Moffat

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Aidan Moffat of the Scottish duo Arab Strap. More

May 09, 2024 By Lee Campbell

After building up a strong following in Canada with her first two albums, Sarah McLachlan broke into the U.S. and further afield with the compelling Fumbling Towards Ecstasy in 1993. More

May 07, 2024 By Kaveh Jalinous

Japanese composer Eiko Ishibashi discusses working with Ryusuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist and Gift and the connections between sound and image, More

May 03, 2024 By Austin Trunick

The Horror Master’s latest record reaches back to Hollywood’s golden age for inspiration. More

Apr 30, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Sunday (1994) recently made waves with their stunning debut single, “Tired Boy.” Not only does the single resonate like a lost classic, but the band also arrived with a fully formed visual aesthetic. More

Apr 24, 2024 By Jordan Michael

Sitting amongst all his gear in what used to be a bare barn, Sam Evian is showing Under the Radar Flying Cloud Studios. Evian and his partner, Hannah Cohen, started building the recording studio (near Woodstock, NY) over four years ago after buying property in the Catskill Mountains. Moving away from Brooklyn gave Evian a new lease on life, and more space for his creative recording endeavors. More

Apr 24, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Manchester four-piece Maruja discuss their new EP “Connla’s Well”, playing live and the importance of staying true to themselves More

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

Apr 10, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Feeder recently celebrated their 30th year as a band by releasing their twelfth album, “Black/Red”. Having recently completed a month-long UK tour, Under the Radar caught up with singer, guitarist and songwriter Grant Nicholas. More

Mar 29, 2024 By Michelle Dalarossa

It’s a tale as old as time: four friends in college decide to pick up some instruments and start a band together. With no experience and no plan other than to hang out and make music, indie rock band Chastity Belt could’ve easily seen its career start and end before graduation came around. Thirteen years later, though, the group and its four members—Julia Shapiro (she/her), Lydia Lund (she/her), Gretchen Grimm (she/her), and Annie Truscott (they/them)—are as strong as ever as they release their fifth studio album, Live Laugh Love (out today via Suicide Squeeze). More

Mar 28, 2024 By Lee Campbell

Elbow’s main man, Guy Garvey, has recently celebrated his 50th birthday. He marked the occasion in Manchester with his pal Peter Jobson from the band I Am Kloot and a “bunch of pirates” as he puts it. More

Mar 22, 2024 By Jasper Willems

On “Sun Girl,” the iridescent opening track of Julia Holter’s new album, Something in the Room She Moves, the California-based composer lets her phrasing dissolve into novel expressions. It sounds as if she magically learns a new foreign tongue on the spot: “Sun girl / Sun girl / Sun may / Some girl / Sun maze / Some girl.” The song sparkles and rattles, like a celestial dial being turned back, transporting the listener to a daybreak where everything feels possible yet nothing seems certain. Here lies the beating heart of Holter’s work; she luxuriates in mystery and oblivion, never allowing sound and language to fully solidify. More

Mar 10, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Ride release their seventh album Interplay at the end of March, so Under the Radar caught up with singer, guitarist and songwriter Mark Gardener to discuss the new record, his studio, and the band’s tour plans for this year. More

Feb 09, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Since reforming in 2013, Slowdive has now been around longer than their initial run in the early ’90s. The music industry they now inhabit has morphed into something that would have been completely unrecognizable to their younger selves. But Slowdive’s guitarist, singer (alongside Rachel Goswell), and primary lyricist, Neil Halstead, has never been the type of musician to dwell on the past. More

Feb 01, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Emerging UK singer/songwriter Eaves Wilder had a memorable 2023. It was a year in which she grew as an artist and discovered what it takes to become a touring musician. Under the Radar sat down to have a chat with her just before Christmas, and we delved into her early musical influences and how they informed the music she writes today. More

Jan 30, 2024 By Matthew Taub

Few songs are such masterpieces of mood as “Jessica,” a seven-minute plus instrumental by The Allman Brothers Band, off their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters. A pure sonic sunrise, raw dopamine molded into black vinyl, the track is classic rock’s answer to the “Ode to Joy”; it dares you to not smile, and wordlessly insists that life is good—even if only because of music like this. More

Jan 25, 2024 By Heather Woods Broderick

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Heather Woods Broderick. More

Jan 23, 2024 By Matt Conner

Major life events often give way to seismic perspective shifts, and for Nate Kinsella, the introduction to fatherhood in recent years has spilled over into not only new feelings and experiences but a new way of viewing his own artistry. More

Jan 18, 2024 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to New York-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee). More

Jan 12, 2024 By Dom Gourlay

Spiritualized reissue their fifth long player, Amazing Grace, this month to commemorate its 20th anniversary, so founder member Jason Pierce talked us through the making of the record and also hinted that a new album maybe on the horizon. More

Jan 08, 2024 By Emily Massey and Henry Stoehr

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Emily Massey and Henry Stoehr, of Slow Pulp. More

Dec 22, 2023 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods some questions about endings and death. More

Dec 21, 2023 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Clementine Creevy of Cherry Glazerr. More

Dec 18, 2023 By Ian Rushbury

Isn’t it great when crazy ideas turn out to be the best ideas? Juliana Hatfield wasn’t the first artist to think, “Hey, I’m going to make an album of covers of just one artist!” Most of those plans fade with the hangover in the morning. Hatfield however stuck to it and has done it three times now. More

Dec 08, 2023 By Caleb Campbell

For the rising British indie outfit Wings of Desire, creation is a process of rebirth and reinvention. The band itself was born from the wreckage of another, with bandmates James Taylor and Chloe Little first beginning their creative partnership with their time in the band INHEAVEN. More

Dec 06, 2023 By Lily Moayeri

Before Weather Alive, Beth Orton’s eighth studio album, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter—who has three decades of releasing music in her rearview—was thinking, “It probably was time to gracefully bow out.” More

Dec 04, 2023 By Mark Moody

Three albums in and Sun June’s star shows no signs of fading. Their latest album, Bad Dream Jaguar (on Run for Cover), adds in additional elements in the form of brass, woodwinds, and pedal steel. But though the instrumentation has broadened, the album maintains a mirage-like sheen across its dozen tracks. More

Nov 20, 2023 By Dom Gourlay

Egyptian Blue released their long-awaited debut LP “A Living Commodity” last month, so Under the Radar caught up with founder member Andy Buss. More

Nov 20, 2023 By Mark Moody

Four years and four albums into his Modern Nature project, Jack Cooper continues to look for ways to push himself and his fellow performers. Cooper’s latest album, No Fixed Point in Space (on Bella Union), moves further away from traditional rock music structures and the rules that go along with that. More

Nov 17, 2023 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree. He also threw in some answers to questions from our The End interview series on endings and death. More

Nov 15, 2023 By Mark Redfern

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. More

Nov 13, 2023 By Celine Teo-Blockey

Shirtless, bespectacled, and from a hotel room bed, Charlie Steen from UK band Shame is looking a little worse for wear. More

Nov 11, 2023 By Dom Gourlay

Drop Nineteens returned earlier this month with “Hard Light”, their first new album in thirty years. So, Under the Radar caught up with founder member, singer and guitarist Greg Ackell. More

Nov 06, 2023 By Matt Fink

Joined by a star-studded cast of Welsh musicians (Gruff Rhys, Cate Le Bon, James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers) who count themselves as his musical offspring, John Cale celebrated his 80th birthday in October of 2022 with a headlining performance at the Llais Festival in his native Wales. More

Nov 04, 2023 By Dom Gourlay

Former Lush singer, songwriter, and guitarist Emma Anderson talks about her debut album and future plans. More

Nov 03, 2023 By Andy Von Pip

Some bands arrive in a blaze of publicity, while others set about quietly crafting their music without bells or whistles. Take London trio Slaney Bay, for example, composed of Cait Whitley (lead singer), William Nicola Thompson (lead guitarist), and Joel Martin (bassist). More

Oct 30, 2023 By Andy Von Pip

Jim Reid sounds laidback and relaxed when discussing the re-release of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s sixth studio album, Munki. It’s a far cry from the slightly tense interviews of their youth, in which brothers William and Jim Reid often looked like they’d rather be anywhere else on earth than being questioned by the media. You could hardly blame them given some of the generic and uninformed questions they were asked by perma-tanned MTV hosts such as, “So tell me…how did you guys meet?” More

Oct 27, 2023 By Andy Von Pip

“I definitely have the travel bug; I can never seem to stay in one place,” confesses the Vienna-born, Brazilian-Austrian artist, Vanilla Jenner, known by her stage name Viji. More

Oct 27, 2023 By Lee Campbell

Dubbed by many as “The Controller,” synth magician Nick Rhodes jointly formed Duran Duran out of Birmingham, UK with bass player John Taylor in the late 1970s. Rhodes has been a constant in the shifting line-ups of the band since the very beginning. More

Apr 30, 2025 By Jimi Arundell

Benefits brought their “Constant Noise” tour to Nottingham last week with support from Hang Linton More

Apr 29, 2025 By Celine Teo-Blockey

The 2025 edition of Byron Bluesfest was a star studded affair starring the likes of Chaka Khan, Gary Clark Jr. and Tom Morello among a host of others More

Apr 29, 2025 By Michael James Hall

“Have you heard The Tubs yet? They’re from Cardiff. They’re your new favorite band.” So went the message I woke up to from a trusted friend one hazy morning last August. More

Apr 27, 2025 By Arden Green

Upon hearing Phoneboy’s irresistible single “Ferrari” back in 2023, the listener might have been forgiven for assuming the New Jersey-founded indie rock outfit to have been some long-lost college band that rose and fell in relative obscurity during the mid- to late-2000s. More

Apr 25, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Being cast as someone’s dream girl could be considered a subtle form of erasure. The label may sound flattering, but the job description is more like a slow undoing: be sweet, be silent, be bloodless. On her third album, Samia Finnerty takes that hollowness and builds a world around it—eerie, self-aware, poetically elegant. More

Apr 24, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

For a while, it looked as though Mortal Primetime might never arrive. After a decade of shapeshifting through New York’s guitar music landscape, Sunflower Bean found themselves on uncertain footing, creatively, personally, existentially. More

Apr 23, 2025 By Mark Moody

If turnabout is fair play, then The Convenience is the fairest band in the land. More

Apr 22, 2025 By Marc Abbott

The impressive debut album from Berlin-based three-piece Anchoress (not to be confused with British singer/songwriter The Anchoress) blends drone, post-rock, dark folk, and an arresting female tenor vocal to create a transformative work of almost oppressive liturgical atmosphere. More

Apr 21, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

The 2025 Decibel Metal and Beer Festival saw masterful performances from Exodus, Demolition Hammer and Eternal Champion. More

Apr 21, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Caroline Rose’s new album, year of the slug, is loaded with one jolting pleasant surprise after the next. More

Apr 18, 2025 By Issa Nasatir

Unknown Mortal Orchestra aimed to provide “possible background music for some strange parties and night drives in your future” on their new LP IC-02 Bogotá. More

Apr 17, 2025 By Scotty Dransfield

After years of sonic obfuscation and winding lyrical explorations, Justin Vernon has touched ground. SABLE, fABLE, his first Bon Iver album since 2019’s i,i, is a radiant clearing—a psychedelic R&B-inflected peace offering from an artist who’s been doing some internal landscaping. More

Apr 16, 2025 By Celine Teo-Blockey

The Libertines brought their “All’s Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade” tour to The Enmore Theatre in Sydney with support from Reverend And The Makers More

Apr 16, 2025 By Issa Nasatir

Dutch Interior take a step back into nostalgia to determine their futures in their latest offering, Moneyball. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

The 2025 edition of Bearded Theory takes place next month (May 21-25), and this year’s event boasts one of the most impressive line-ups anywhere on the festival calendar so Under the Radar spoke with one of the organisers - Anwyn Williams from DHP - about the origins, focus and future of Bearded Theory. More

Apr 15, 2025 By Frank Valish

Front to back, Night Lights is a beautifully soothing, exquisite jazz collection from an under-recognized piece of Prestige history. More

Apr 14, 2025 By Frank Valish

Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl as part of Blue Note’s Classic Vinyl Series, Dexter Gordon’s Our Man in Paris sounds better than ever. More

Apr 13, 2025 By Kimberley Ross

Atlanta’s girlpuppy played Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn earlier this month and Under the Radar photographer Kimberley Ross was on hand to capture the highlights More

Apr 13, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

This year’s Outline Festival featured Michael Rother, Thurston Moore and HTRK at Maspeth.s Knockdown Center last month More

Apr 11, 2025 By Irina Shtreis

The 2025 edition of Tallinn Music Week took place last weekend and Under the Radar’s Irina Shtreis saw a wealth of international talent More

Apr 11, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Though his work in the Drive-By Truckers is among the most acclaimed in all of alt-country, Patterson Hood’s excellent—albeit occasionally more experimental—solo albums should by no means go overlooked. More listeners are sure to come around now that he has released Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams. More

Apr 11, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

Pale Blue Eyes UK tour called in at Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds on Tuesday night (April 8) with support from Bloodworm, and Under the Radar photographer Liz Taylor was there to capture the highlights More

Apr 10, 2025 By Lee Campbell

Live at the Greek a snapshot of a sublime live performance that you can kick back to and really lose yourself in. More

Apr 09, 2025 By Mark Moody

Birth, school, work, death as the story goes. Or on Florist’s follow-up to their sublime self-titled album from 2022, it’s life, light, and a winter’s chill—followed by death. More

Apr 08, 2025 By Matt the Raven

Miki Berenyi’s voice, a sonic hallmark of the ’90s shoegaze scene with Lush, returns with a refreshed spirit on Miki Berenyi Trio’s debut album, Tripla. More

Apr 08, 2025 By Susan Hansen

Primal Scream brought their “Come Ahead” tour to Glasgow last weekend (April 4th and 5th) and Under the Radar were in attendance on the Saturday to savour their performance More

Apr 07, 2025 By Frank Valish

After 14 years, Alison Krauss & Union Station haven’t missed a beat. More

Apr 07, 2025 By Emma Berry-Dinnage

Britrock legends Skunk Anansie played a career spanning set to an appreciative and jam-packed Nottingham Rock City last week More

Apr 05, 2025 By Jessica Mlinaric

Big Ears Festival’s eclectic line-up proved to be a roaring success last month, with stellar performances from Yo La Tengo, Explosions in the Sky and Waxahatchee among others More

Apr 04, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

Punk pioneers The Zeros played a rare live show at Ridgewood’s TV Eye venue last weekend. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

Halfway through Momma’s fourth album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, “How to Breathe” shifts from brooding introspection to towering catharsis. It’s a moment that encapsulates everything that makes this record a triumphant leap forward for the Brooklyn quartet. More

Apr 04, 2025 By Arden Green

Rock and roll experimentalist operation The Waterboys—brainchild of Scottish multi-instrumentalist and sole consistent member Mike Scott—have outdone themselves with the beautifully bizarre Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, a sprawling ’60s fantasia celebrating the life and work of the oft-misunderstood countercultural icon and infamous movieland madman. More

Apr 03, 2025 By Marc Abbott

The third studio album from this genre-defying British six-piece is not just evidence of Black Country, New Road’s incredible evolutionary arc, near-telepathic musicianship and collective creativity, but is also one of the most thrilling, diverse, and singularly spellbinding records to have come out of the UK in the past decade. More

Apr 02, 2025 By Matt the Raven

Norwegian DJ/musician Nora Schjelderup—lone mastermind of Ora the Molecule—wouldn’t mind if you filed her sophomore album under “intergalactic dance.” More

Apr 01, 2025 By Carlo Thomas

The success of Patience, Moonbeam rests on a foundation of collaborative spirit. More

Mar 31, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

The inaugural Psychic Dancehall Festival took place in Derby last weekend starring The Utopia Strong, Pram, Rosie Tee and a host of other names from the world of electronic music More

Mar 31, 2025 By Frank Valish

Volume 1, Sonny Rollins’ 1956 debut platter for Blue Note Records, is reissued here in absolutely stunning audio quality on 180 gram vinyl, mastered from the original tapes. More

Mar 28, 2025 By Austin Saalman

Deafheaven’s sixth album boasts vast soundscapes and high intensity, treating the listener once again to the Bay Area-founded metal outfit’s signature blackgaze fusion. More

Mar 27, 2025 By Andrew Tucker Leavis

Dilettante played her first gig in the Midlands last week at a packed Nottingham Bodega and Under the Radar were there to witness it More

Mar 27, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Memory is one of the constant themes in Lucy Dacus’ work. More

Mar 26, 2025 By Alex Lee Thomson

The 2025 edition of SXSW took place in Austin, Texas earlier this month and Under the Radar saw the best of what this year’s event had to offer More

Mar 26, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

Max Cavalera brought his Third World Trilogy tour to Brooklyn’s Warsaw venue with support from Necrot More

Mar 26, 2025 By Ben Jardine

The new full-length from English goth-rock outfit, The Horrors, is their first in eight years. That’s enough time to change a band and their sound, even if you don’t account for the significant lineup changes they’ve undergone since 2017’s V. More

Mar 25, 2025 By Hays Davis

For Supertramp, certainly, it was the best of times. Live in Paris ’79 captures the band at their career high. More

Mar 24, 2025 By Frank Valish

By the time of Faces’ final album, 1973’s Ooh La La, Rod Stewart was already a star in his own right. More

Mar 22, 2025 By John Paul Bullock

Land of Mirrors is full of music and poetry. It’s a psychedelic journey through endless ombre landscapes that explores difficult topics like loneliness, isolation, and sadness. All the while, it’s a sweet (and often humorous) meditation on friendship and growth. More

Mar 21, 2025 By Mark Moody

Pictoria Vark’s (aka Victoria Park) debut album, 2022’s The Parts I Dread, dealt with Park finding her place in the world. More

Mar 20, 2025 By Austin Saalman

In seemingly natural response to the breakthrough success of both 2021’s Grammy-nominated Jubilee and her bestselling memoir Crying in H Mart, multitalented indie pop visionary Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast) has crafted a remarkably enchanting and utterly intoxicating “comedown” record. More

Mar 19, 2025 By Frank Valish

For 20 years, The Devil Makes Three have been making Appalachian music with a punk spirit, and the band’s new LP is unquestionably their best. More

Mar 18, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

HotWax don’t do half-measures. Since forming in Hastings, England and setting up base in Brighton, the trio of Tallulah Sim-Savage (vocals, guitar), Lola Sam (bass), and Alfie Sayers (drums) have spent the last two years in near-constant motion. More

Mar 17, 2025 By Hays Davis

In 1972, Yes found the key to the prog rock kingdom. With Close to the Edge, as the band reached the height of their early phase’s unique and invaluable synergy, they also created one of prog’s essential albums. More

Mar 14, 2025 By Scotty Dransfield

For the last decade or so, Steven Wilson has displayed an almost devilish wish to confound the expectations of his fans and audience, exploring whatever vibe and structure was his whim. More

Mar 13, 2025 By Marc Abbott

These four new tracks from British indie heroes Swervedriver prove that it’s possible to sound as vital as ever when four decades deep into a recording career. More

Mar 12, 2025 By John Paul Bullock

Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection is a perfect entry point for anyone who’s recently discovered this groundbreaking series. It features Jaime’s work and is primarily focused on the character of Tonta, a nexus whose personal journey intersects with many of the other major storylines. More

Mar 12, 2025 By Frank Valish

Anxious’ sophomore album, Bambi, aims to expand the Connecticut five-piece’s sound beyond the more straightforward emo/punk sound of its 2022 debut. More

Mar 11, 2025 By Carlo Thomas

On the Silver Screen is SASAMI’s pop statement, one that’s rewarding for listeners precisely because it was a rewarding experience for the artist herself. More

Mar 10, 2025 By John Paul Bullock

It’s all sex, death, and mind control in this promising new Image crime series by writer A. J. Liberman (Cowboy Ninja Viking, Term Life, Batman: Gotham Knights) and artist Mike Henderson (Nailbiter, The Forged, Cable: Love & Chrome). The Hive takes place in a world with a special subset of humans called “hivers” who have a biological power to compel others to obey their every command by influencing them to join a hivemind-like state. More

Mar 10, 2025 By Andy Von Pip

The Murder Capital approach the notorious “difficult third album” with conviction, pushing ahead—though not necessarily into unexplored terrain. More

Mar 10, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

Seventies punk icons The Avengers turned back the black at Brooklyn’s Gold Sounds last weekend with support from Lupo Citta and Adult Human Females More

Mar 07, 2025 By Matt the Raven

We are now 12 years removed from Hamilton Leithauser fronting post-punk icons The Walkmen (not including their brief 2023 reunion tour), so using them as any kind of measuring stick for what to expect on This Side of the Island is an exercise in futility. More

Mar 07, 2025 By John Paul Bullock

The Legend of Kamui, Shirato Sanpei’s influential manga epic, is finally getting a proper English language release. This sweeping tale of feudalism in 17th century Japan was originally published in 74 installments between 1964 and 1971 in Katsuichi Nagai’s celebrated alternative manga magazine, Garo. More

Mar 06, 2025 By Austin Saalman

It comes as no surprise that a musical artist as versatile and prolific as Neil Young would possess a seemingly boundless stockpile of “lost” albums going back decades. More

Mar 05, 2025 By Mark Moody

Pick whichever of your senses you like, but suffice it to say that Fust’s Big Ugly smells like a breakout. More

Mar 04, 2025 By Frank Valish

Reissued as part of Rhino’s High Fidelity vinyl series, Adventure can truly be listened to anew here. More

Mar 03, 2025 By Frank Valish

Imagine recording and releasing your debut album after your 100th birthday. That’s exactly what Marshall Allen has done with New Dawn. More

Feb 28, 2025 By Matt the Raven

Microtonic is a marked shift from bdrmm’s first two albums, 2020’s Bedroom and 2023’s I Don’t Know. More

Feb 28, 2025 By Celine Teo-Blockey

Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 takes place in April. Our preview focuses on one of Australia’s and the festival’s rising stars, Miss Kaninna. More

Feb 27, 2025 By Mark Redfern

My wife Wendy and I have been to a lot of comic book conventions in recent years, as our 12-year-old daughter Rose has really embraced the experience. More

Feb 27, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Fans of northwestern British band Doves—who were nominated twice for the coveted Mercury Prize in the early 2000s—are surely devastated by news of frontman Jimi Goodwin’s mental health issues recently sidelining him from their first performances since 2019. More

Feb 26, 2025 By Ben Jardine

Throughout his 25-year career, Panda Bear (aka Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox) has had a wide and varied output. More

Feb 25, 2025 By Ben Jardine

Deep Sea Diver’s sound has always been trademarked by a sense of weightlessness. Even when the going got tough, singer/guitarist Jessica Dobson’s deft delivery carried an expansive light-touch. More

Feb 24, 2025 By Frank Valish

Changing Times is a clear reminder that, even though Motown’s hit making days were on the wane by 1970, Four Tops never lost their touch. More

Feb 21, 2025 By Michael James Hall

Porridge Radio’s latest offering is also their last. More

Feb 20, 2025 By Scotty Dransfield

With Rarely Do I Dream, a new album inspired by the discovery of home video tapes from his childhood, Trevor Powers flips the script on the Youth Lagoon story, delivering what is easily the most warm and hopeful music he has yet released. More

Feb 19, 2025 By Frank Valish

For the first time on vinyl and for the album’s 20th anniversary, Buckcherry’s 15 has been reissued, with a second LP of bonus content. More

Feb 18, 2025 By Candace McDuffie

Travis played a career spanning set at Chicago’s Salt Shed earlier this month. Beforehand, Under the Radar’s Candace McDuffie spoke to singer and guitarist Fran Healy. More

Feb 18, 2025 By Frank Valish

Scratch off the dates on the back cover and file this 1992 album by little known ’80s-metal peddlers aside your old Mötley Crüe records. More

Feb 17, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

High Vis brought their Guided Tour to the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham with support from Narrow Head and Bloodworm More

Feb 16, 2025 By Adrian Peel

Cyndi Lauper brought her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour” to London’s O2 Arena last week and Under the Radar were there to witness it. More

Feb 16, 2025 By Irina Shtreis

The contemporary Swedish prog quartet makes big waves in Aalborg. More

Feb 14, 2025 By Mark Moody

The follow-up to Marinero’s (aka Jess Sylvester) sublime Hella Love hails from similar inspirations. While the previous album was a love letter to his longtime San Francisco home, La La La pays tribute to Sylvester’s more recent passion for his new home in Los Angeles. More

Feb 13, 2025 By Alfie Verity

What is it that binds people so tightly to horror? While a good chunk of the general population opt to avoid the full-body exhilaration of scary movies and stories, some of us are magnetized towards it. More

Feb 12, 2025 By Mark Moody

Horsegirl’s sophomore album makes for a lovely little Valentine’s Day package. More

Feb 12, 2025 By Candace McDuffie

Toro Y Moi brought his “Hole Erth” tour to Chicago last weekend More

Feb 11, 2025 By Frank Valish

The title track, a Holland-Dozier-Holland production, is the star The Supremes’ 14th album, reissued here on 140 gram vinyl. More

Feb 10, 2025 By Mark Moody

If it’s all about the journey, New Zealand native Nadia Reid has had her share of them. More

Feb 10, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

New York metallers Krallice brought their progressive black metal to the city’s Le Poisson Rouge earlier this month More

Feb 07, 2025 By Matt the Raven

Heartworms’ debut album, Glutton For Punishment, follows her electrifying single, “May I Comply,” and tantalizing EP, A Comforting Notion, which both made a splash in 2023. More

Feb 06, 2025 By Kyle Mullin

Sharon Van Etten’s first album written with her backing band, The Attachment Theory, is a triumph on many fronts. More

Feb 05, 2025 By Nick Roseblade

Cowards is the strongest album Squid has released to date. It feels like a distillation of their nine-year existence into 45-minutes of music. More

Jan 31, 2025 By Austin Trunick

After spending the first large span of his music career bouncing between monikers, it seems the Bonnie “Prince” Billy name may now be the most consistent thing we can expect from a new Will Oldham release. More

Jan 30, 2025 By John Paul Bullock

Writer Gus Moreno (This Thing Between Us) and artist Jakub Rebelka’s (Cyberpunk) new series follows Father Barrera, a disgraced priest reassigned to the isolated South American town of Puerto Cristina to study the rite of exorcism under the tutelage of the mysterious Father Stygian. It quickly becomes apparent nothing is as it seems and Stygian might not be the best mentor. In this promising first issue, there’s more than enough action and character development to hook any fan of religious horror. More

Jan 30, 2025 By Jimi Arundell

Euphoric electronica pairing Maribou State return with their fourth full-length, Hallucinating Love, packed full of blissful bangers. More

Jan 29, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

While some bands have made a career resting on their laurels, Manic Street Preachers have prolonged theirs by continuing to push the envelope. More

Jan 27, 2025 By Mark Moody

Look no further than the high contrast cover photo of Benjamin Booker’s latest to know that there’s a new sheriff in town. More

Jan 24, 2025 By Dom Gourlay

The continual rise of DITZ is no fluke. More

Jan 23, 2025 By Marc Abbott

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai marks its 30th anniversary with arguably its most radio-friendly release ever. More

Jan 23, 2025 By Matthew Berlyant

Nile and Six Feet Under brought their co-headline tour to the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville last week More

Jan 22, 2025 By Mariel Fechik

On the cover of Anna B Savage’s new album You & i are Earth, the English singer/songwriter peers up impishly from a bed of moss and ferns, blue eyes fixed upon the viewer. More