News
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
Escaping the Nostalgia Trap
Dec 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar tends to handle our best albums of the year lists differently than most other music publications. More
Nov 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Grammy Nominations were announced today. We’re not sure we care, in light of Tuesday’s election results. More
Oct 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. released a new album, Romance, in August via XL. Now they have announced some 2025 U.S. tour dates. 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 Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling, Floating Points, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 23, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
Romance Due Out This Friday via XL
Aug 20, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, this Friday via XL. Now they have shared its fourth single, “In the Modern World,” via a music video. More
Plus Wild Pink, Katy J Pearson, Charly Bliss, MEMORIALS, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list covers the last two weeks, as at the end of last week I was on a mini vacation after finishing up our new print issue. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 15. More
Romance Due Out August 23 via XL
Aug 06, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, on August 23 via XL. Now they have shared its third single, “Here’s the Thing,” via a cinematic and unsettling video. More
Plus Crack Cloud, Oceanator, deary, Thurston Moore, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 21, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip, Dom Gourlay, and Marina Malin)
Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, and Scott Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 20 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Romance Due Out August 23 via XL
Jun 18, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, on August 23 via XL. Now they have shared its second single, “Favourite,” via a self-directed video featuring childhood footage of the band members. More
Romance Due Out August 23 via XL
May 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, on August 23 via XL. Last night the band were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the band performed the album’s first single, “Starburster.” More
Romance Due Out August 23 via XL
May 07, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, on August 23 via XL. Now they have announced a fall North American tour. NYC band Been Stellar will be the opening act. More
Plus Good Looks, Hana Vu, Belle and Sebastian, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 19, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 20 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
Romance Due Out August 23 via XL
Apr 17, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. have announced a new album, Romance, and shared the album’s first single, “Starburster,” via a music video. More
The Car Due Out October 21 via Domino
Oct 03, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Arctic Monkeys are releasing a new album, The Car, on October 21 via Domino. Now they have announced a 2023 North American tour, with Fontaines D.C. as the support act. More
Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others
Jun 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More
Skinty Fia Out Now via Partisan
Jun 06, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Irish post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. have announced a fall U.S. tour, in addition to sharing a video for the song “Roman Holiday” from their newest album, Skinty Fia. More
Skinty Fia Due Out This Friday via Partisan
Apr 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Last night, Irish post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. made an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, where they performed the song “Nabokov,” taken from their newest album, Skinty Fia. More
Skinty Fia Due Out This Friday via Partisan
Apr 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Irish post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Skinty Fia, this Friday via Partisan. Now they have shared the album’s fourth and final pre-release single, “Roman Holiday,” via a lyric video. More
Plus Jane Inc, Shearwater, Soft Cell, Bauhaus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week two icons from the 1980s united for a single and another artist from that era released their first new song in 14 years. There were also a couple of album tracks we loved. Tally it all up and we settled at 13 favorite songs this week. More
Skinty Fia Due Out April 22 via Partisan
Mar 21, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Irish post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Skinty Fia, on April 22 via Partisan. Now they have shared the album’s third single, title track “Skinty Fia,” via a video for the song. More
Plus Sondre Lerche, Georgia Harmer, Widowspeak, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 18, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2022. We were very indecisive this week, there were too many songs we liked and had trouble narrowing it down to only 10. So this week we have an expanded Top 13. More
Skinty Fia Due Out April 22 via Partisan
Feb 17, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Irish post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Skinty Fia, on April 22 via Partisan. Now they have shared the album’s second single, “I Love You,” via a video for the song that features frontman Grian Chatten in a church. In a press release Chatten describes it as “the first overtly political song we’ve written.” More
Skinty Fia Due Out April 22 via Partisan
Jan 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Fontaines D.C. have announced the release of a new album, Skinty Fia, which will be out on April 22 via Partisan. The band has also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Jackie Down the River,” in addition to announcing a 2022 world tour. More
Out Now via Partisan; The Band Will Support Fontaines D.C. for Their Upcoming European Tour
Nov 19, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Irish five-piece Just Mustard have shared a new song, “I Am You.” It is the first glimpse from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, set to drop sometime in 2022, as well as being their first new music after recently signing to Partisan. They have also announced that they will be the supporting act for Fontaines D.C. for their upcoming European tour. More
A Hero’s Death Due Out July 31 via Partisan
Jun 10, 2020
By Julian Roberts-Grmela
Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have shared a new song, “I Don’t Belong,” along with an accompanying video. “I Don’t Belong” is the opening track on the band’s upcoming album, A Hero’s Death, which will be released July 31 via Partisan. More
A Hero’s Death Due Out July 31 via Partisan
May 07, 2020
By Samantha Small
“Life ain’t always empty,” insist Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. on their new song “A Hero’s Death,” the title track from their just-announced new album. The song has been shared via a strange video for it. More
The 1975, Black Midi, Fontaines D.C., slowthai, and Others Also Nominated
Jul 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Cate Le Bon, Anna Calvi, IDLES, Foals, The 1975, Black Midi, Fontaines D.C., slowtai, and more. More
Interviews
Striving for Normality on the Road
Aug 31, 2023
By Celine Teo-Blockey
The title of Grian Chatten’s debut solo album, Chaos For the Fly, borrows from the quote “What is normal to the spider is chaos for the fly,” attributed to Charles Addams, the titular creator of The Addams Family. It refers to the different modalities of reality we all exist in, implying there’s no such thing as a “normal” that suits everyone, in fact, one group’s normal is often another’s disaster. More
Reviews
Dec 04, 2024
By Jimi Arundell
Fontaines D.C.‘s incredible year continued with an incendiary show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena last month More
Aug 21, 2024
By Matt the Raven
Fontaines D.C. are one of those rare bands able to ignore the noise of early hype and critical acclaim and successfully exceed expectations each time. Romance, the fourth album by this Dublin-made, now London-based five piece is no different. More
Feb 15, 2023
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Under the Radar travelled to Sydney for Laneway Festival and had a wonderful time. More
Aug 18, 2022
By Max Pilley
This time last week, Under the Radar were in Oslo for Øya Festival. Here’s what we saw. More
Aug 02, 2022
By Max Pilley
Under the Radar heads to the picturesque Tøyenparken next week for Norway’s biggest outdoor event, Øya Festival. Here’s 10 acts we’re most looking forward to seeing. More
Apr 22, 2022
By Matt the Raven
It’s not often that an album accurately captures the collective mood of the planet’s global population, but Skinty Fia, the third album from Dublin five-piece Fontaines D.C., seems to do just that. Although time will be the ultimate judge, Skinty Fia—with its minor chord urgency and stunning statement of purpose—has all the ingredients to be the soundtrack of our times. More
Aug 25, 2021
By Max Pilley
It is hard not to feel that as society begins to return to normal, we should be looking to places like Green Man as a model to aim for. More
Apr 16, 2019
By Michael James Hall
This much-vaunted Dublin five-piece follow a series of increasingly successful 7-inch releases and acclaimed support slots with the likes of Shame and IDLES, with Dogrel, named for the “lowest” form of working class Irish poetry, and a debut to die for. More
