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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
Sleaford Mods and The Selecter among the headiners
May 04, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
Rockaway Beach announces the first 24 acts for its 2024 event. More
Plus Anjimile and Jay Som, Far Lands, Desperate Journalist, José González, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone, Caleb Campbell, and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 14th Songs of the Week of 2021. In this week’s news, the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd wound down, with closing arguments expected on Monday. More
Maximum Sorrow! Due Out July 2 via Fierce Panda
Apr 15, 2021
By Joey Arnone
London-based post-punk band Desperate Journalist have announced a new album, Maximum Sorrow!, which will be out on July 2 via Fierce Panda. The band has shared a video for their previously released lead single “Fault” as well. More
Reviews
Jan 20, 2025
By Dom Gourlay
Desperate Journalist brought their “No Hero” tour to Nottingham’s Bodega last week More
Dec 04, 2024
By Andy Robbins
Desperate Journalist are one of the UK’s hidden musical treasures, so Under the Radar’s Andy Robbins caught them in exemplary form at Brighton’s Dust venue. More
Nov 19, 2024
By Matt the Raven
No Hero, the fifth album by U.K. indie rock quartet Desperate Journalist, treads in the brooding, guitar-based rock adventurism similar to that explored by We Were Promised Jetpacks, bdrmm, The Cure, and Radiohead. More
Mar 21, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
Suede remain one of the finest live bands on the planet and Under the Radar saw them tear Liverpool Philharmonic Hall a new one last weekend. More
