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Issue 71 Also Features Interviews with Angel Olsen, M83, The New Pornographers, John Cale, Indigo De Souza, Lael Neale, Phoenix, Dry Cleaning, Miss Grit, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, Shame, Bartees Strange, Caroline Rose, and More
Apr 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 71, which features Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout on the two covers. Issue 71 also features interviews with Angel Olsen, M83, The New Pornographers, John Cale, Indigo De Souza, Lael Neale, Phoenix, Dry Cleaning, Miss Grit, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, Shame, Bartees Strange, Caroline Rose, Stella Donnelly, Florist, Hot Chip, black midi, Jockstrap, Horsegirl, Blondshell, Sleaford Mods, Beth Orton, and others. More
Plus Braids; Mandy, Indiana; Sparks; Momma; and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were quite a few strong contenders this week. We were especially enamored by the top two. More
True Entertainment Due Out March 10 via Memphis Industries
Feb 28, 2023
By Mark Redfern
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles are releasing their sixth album, True Entertainment, on March 10 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared its fourth and final pre-release single, “In Salvia,” which features backing vocals by Anna Prior of Metronomy. The band have also announced a limited edition pizza, for sale for one night only. More
True Entertainment Due Out March 10 via Memphis Industries
Jan 17, 2023
By Mark Redfern
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles are releasing their sixth album, True Entertainment, on March 10 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared its third single, “Tropigala (2 to 5),” via a music video. The song features backing vocals by Anna Prior of Metronomy. More
True Entertainment Due Out March 10, 2023 via Memphis Industries
Dec 13, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles have shared a new single, “Poppin’.” It is the latest release from their sixth album, True Entertainment, which will be out on March 10, 2023 via Memphis Industries. More
Plus Young Fathers, Amber Arcades, Alice Boman, John Cale and Weyes Blood, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 28, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were turning our new print issue into the printer last Friday. So this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks and is thus a slightly supersized Top 13 list. More
True Entertainment Due Out March 10, 2023 via Memphis Industries
Oct 24, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles have announced the release of their sixth album, True Entertainment, which will be out on March 10, 2023 via Memphis Industries. They have also shared a video for the album’s title track and have announced a U.K. tour for 2023. More
Big Balloon Out Now via Memphis Industries
Jul 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles released a new album, Big Balloon, earlier this year via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared a video for “Streetlight.” It doesn’t feature the band, but instead stars Brazilian dancer Gabriela Flarys as she dances around London, including in Tube stations, and interacts with various streetlights. More
British Sea Power’s Let the Dancers Inherit the Party and Dutch Uncles’ Big Balloon Both Out Now
May 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Two English bands who released new albums earlier this year, British Sea Power and Dutch Uncles, have remixed each other. More
Big Balloon Due Out February 17 via Memphis Industries
Feb 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles are releasing a new album, Big Balloon, on February 17 via Memphis Industries. Previously the band shared the album’s first single (and title track), “Big Balloon,” as well as a video for the song, and another track, “Oh Yeah.”Now the band has shared another song from the album, “Streetlight.” More
Big Balloon Due Out February 17 via Memphis Industries
Jan 17, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles are releasing a new album, Big Balloon, on February 17 via Memphis Industries. Previously the band shared the album’s first single (and title track), “Big Balloon,” as well as a video for the song. More
Big Balloon Due Out February 17 via Memphis Industries
Jan 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles are releasing a new album, Big Balloon, on February 17, 2017 via Memphis Industries. Now the album’s previously shared first single (and title track), “Big Balloon,” has a video. More
Big Balloon Due Out February 17, 2017 via Memphis Industries
Nov 16, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
British art-pop quartet Dutch Uncles have announced a new album, Big Balloon, and shared its title track. Big Balloon is due out February 17, 2017 via Memphis Industries. Below you can listen to “Big Balloon,” followed by the band’s U.K. tour dates and the album’s cover art. More
"20 Years of Queer Tour" This October and November; TORRES and Dutch Uncles to Support
Jun 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
1995 was a pretty great year for music, with classic albums from Björk, The Cardigans, Elastica, Oasis, Pulp, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, and many others. It was also the year that Garbage released their excellent self-titled debut album. More
British Indie Pop Band Try Out Ventriloquism
Feb 27, 2015
By Trevor Flynn
The late Jim Henson would be proud. Following the release of their newest album O Shudder, released by Memphis Industries earlier this week, Dutch Uncles have recently shared their quirky music video for their new single, “Decided Knowledge.” More
New Album O Shudder Out Feb. 23
Dec 12, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Dutch Uncles have premiered a brand new music video for “In n Out,” the lead single from the band’s forthcoming new album O Shudder. More
O Shudder is Out Feb 23 on Memphis Industries
Oct 22, 2014
By Laura Studarus
On Feb 23 Dutch Uncles will release their fourth album O Shudder. More
Interviews
Mar 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Duncan Wallis and Robin Richards of Dutch Uncles some questions about endings and death. More
Wallis on Trump and the Election, Brexit, Bowie and Prince, First Kisses, and Scary Movies
Feb 03, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Duncan Wallis of Dutch Uncles. More
Duncan Wallis on Music Streaming, Taylor Swift, Trump, Early Musical Memories, Disastrous Dates, and Haunting Moments
Mar 02, 2016
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Duncan Wallis on Robin Williams, Cell Phone Addicts, His First Celebrity Crush, Fan Interactions, and Dutch Uncles Cereal
Jan 15, 2015
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Glock Rock with the Clogs Off, Baby
Aug 20, 2013
By Dan Lucas
Change is, in a musical climate at least, unquestionably a good thing. With its proud tradition of laddish, loutish Madchester and Britpop monoliths, however, Manchester, England is perhaps not the city you’d first associate with pop evolution. But perceptions of its music scene are altering and, along with the likes of fellow Mancunians Egyptian Hip Hop and Delphic, Dutch Uncles are producing intelligent pop music that gives Britain hope of catching up with its European and American forerunners. Under the Radar caught up with singer/pianist Duncan Wallis and drummer Andy Proudfoot for a chat in the heart of Manchester’s trendy Northern Quarter. More
Reviews
Mar 29, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
Manchester UK’s Dutch Uncles are leading the charge to somehow make the ’80s cool again. More
Feb 20, 2015
By Will Moss
Almost as soon as they emerged on to the Manchester scene back in 2010, Dutch Uncles carved a very defined niche into the British independent music world. More
Apr 09, 2013
By Dan Lucas
Could it be that after an era of being shamed by America and France in particular, English pop music has finally got its act together? Following the likes of Egyptian Hip Hop, Alt-J, and Wild Beasts, Marple, England’s Dutch Uncles seem to be spoiling their fellow countrymen with another serving of eminently enjoyable yet intelligent electronic pop. More