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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
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
Plus The Smile, Bartees Strange, Waxahatchee, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 04, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Marina Malin, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a very strong week for new tracks, so we considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Debut Solo Album from black midi Member, The New Sound, Due Out This Friday via Rough Trade
Oct 01, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Geordie Greep of black midi is releasing his debut solo album, The New Sound, this Friday via Rough Trade. Now he has shared another new song from it, “Blues,” as well as a live video for the song. He’s also announced some new U.S. tour dates for next April and May. 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
The New Sound Due Out October 4 via Rough Trade
Aug 20, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Geordie Greep of black midi has announced his debut solo album, The New Sound, and shared a video for its first single, “Holy Holy.” He’s also announced some tour dates. More
Reviews
Nov 15, 2024
By Scotty Dransfield
Geordie Greep is a bridge-builder for omnivorous music nerds everywhere, making it acceptable to love both King Crimson and Steely Dan. More
