Oct 21, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Florence + The Machine (aka Florence Welch and backing band) has shared an IDLES remix of the song “Heaven is Here” from her newest album, Dance Fever. More

Sep 12, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Toronto-based METZ have shared a video for their new single, “Come On Down,” which features Joe Talbot of IDLES. The single is being released alongside the track “Heaven’s Gate,” originally released in 2020 and available exclusively in the Cyberpunk 2077 video game. More

Aug 05, 2022 By Joshua Mellin

Lollapalooza returned to Chicago’s Grant Park last weekend. More

Aug 03, 2022 By Joey Arnone

IDLES have shared a video for the song “Stockholm Syndrome” from their newest album, CRAWLER. More

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

Apr 15, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Last night, IDLES made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where they performed the track “CRAWL!” from their newest album, CRAWLER. More

Apr 13, 2022 By Mark Redfern

British post-rock band TRAAMS have announced a new album, personal best, and shared a new song from it, “The Light at Night,” which features Joe Casey of Protomartyr and was shared via a video directed by Lee Kiernan of IDLES and Charlotte Gosch. More

Jan 07, 2022 By Mark Redfern

2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More

Dec 24, 2021 By Joey Arnone

The Strokes have canceled their New Year’s Eve concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which was set to feature IDLES and Hinds as supporting acts. In an Instagram post, the band states: “We were so excited to be performing for everyone in Brooklyn this New Year’s Eve, but the Omicron variant has thwarted our plans. All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date and details regarding refunds will be offered when the new date is announced.” More

Dec 13, 2021 By Joey Arnone

IDLES have shared a video for “When the Lights Come On,” a track from their newest album, CRAWLER. More

Dec 09, 2021 By Joey Arnone

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) has shared an IDLES remix of “Pay Your Way in Pain,” the lead single from her newest album, Daddy’s Home. More

Nov 12, 2021 By Mark Redfern

British punks IDLES have released their new album, CRAWLER, today via Partisan. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our review of the album. More

Nov 04, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Last night, IDLES made their American TV debut with a high-energy performance of the song “The Beachland Ballroom” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Their upcoming album, CRAWLER, will be out next Friday (Nov. 12) via Partisan. More

Nov 03, 2021 By Joey Arnone

IDLES have shared a video for their new song “Car Crash.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming fourth studio album, CRAWLER, which will be out on November 12 via Partisan. More

Oct 13, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Bambara have announced the release of a new EP, Love On My Mind, which will be out on February 25, 2022 via Wharf Cat. The band has also shared a new song from the EP titled “Mythic Love” and announced a new 2021/2022 tour which will feature dates with IDLES and Nothing. More

Sep 28, 2021 By Joey Arnone

IDLES have announced the release of their fourth studio album, CRAWLER, which will be out on November 12 via Partisan. They have also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “The Beachland Ballroom,” named after the iconic venue in Cleveland, Ohio. More

Sep 08, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Lonely Guest (the project of trip hop legend Tricky) have announced the release of its self-titled debut album. The album, produced by Tricky, is a collaboration of many musicians, such as IDLES’ Joe Talbot, the late Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith, and it will be out on October 22 via False Idols. Its lead single, “On a Move,” which features London rapper Kway, has just been released. More

Aug 26, 2021 By Joey Arnone

IDLES have shared a video for their cover of Metallica’s 1991 song “The God That Failed.” It is the latest cover to be released from the upcoming Metallica album project The Metallica Blacklist, which will feature 53 different artists covering songs from the band’s self-titled Black Album, and is due out on September 10 via Blackened Recordings. More

Mar 11, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Sharon Van Etten has shared IDLES’ cover of “Peace Signs” from Van Etten’s Ten album. The cover is the second song release from her upcoming anniversary album, epic Ten, which will be out on April 16 via Ba Da Bing. More

Sep 25, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES have released a new album, Ultra Mono, today via Partisan. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our review of the album. More

Jul 17, 2020 By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small, Stephen Axeman, and Julian Roberts-Grmela)

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week where the pandemic continues to spread all around America, with the Trump administration doing little to stop it. As a consequence, parents across the land (including this one) are wrestling with whether or not to send their kids to school this fall. More

Jul 14, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES are releasing a new album, Ultra Mono, on September 25 via Partisan. Now they have shared another song from it, “A Hymn,” via a video for it that features the band members driving in cars with their parents through their hometowns. More

Jun 19, 2020 By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small and Julian Roberts-Grmela)

Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2020. These days life is just overwhelming, at least if you pay attention to the news at all. It’s just one long parade of understandable outrage. Sure, some good things also happened this week. More

Jun 16, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES have announced a new album, Ultra Mono, and have shared a new song from it, “Grounds,” via a video for it. More

May 19, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES have shared a new song, “Mr. Motivator,” via a video for the track. The band self-directed the video and appear in it alongside their fans, who are exercising. A press release says it’s the first preview of the band’s yet-to-be-announced third album, which is expected later this year. More

Jan 27, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Anna Calvi has announced a new album, Hunted, and shared its first single, a new version of “Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy” that features guest vocals from Courtney Barnett. Hunted is a new stripped down version of Calvi’s 2018 album Hunter featuring various other notable guests: Julia Holter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot. More

Oct 17, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES have announced a new live album, A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live at Le Bataclan, and shared its first single, a live version of “Mother,” shared via a live video. The album was recorded at Le Bataclan in Paris (site of the tragic 2015 terrorist attack). More

Aug 16, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Trip-hop pioneer Tricky has remixed British political punks IDLES, reworking “Colossus” from the band’s acclaimed 2018 album Joy as an Act of Resistance. The remix is featured on a new compilation on Tricky’s own False Idols label, Test of Time, featuring tracks handpicked by Tricky. More

Aug 02, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES have shared a new song and a video for another song. They released a new album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, last year via Partisan. Today they have released a new 7-inch single, “Mercedes Marxist,” which was recorded at the same time as the last album. More

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

May 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES released a new album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, last year via Partisan. Now they have shared a new song, “Mercedes Marxist,” which was recorded at the same time as the last album. They have also announced some new fall North American tour dates. More

Apr 30, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2019 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, Robyn, Mumford & Sons, Billie Eilish, and Cardi B. More

Aug 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This week we have a tie for Album of the Week: Anna Calvi‘s Hunter and Wild Nothing‘s Indigo. We couldn’t decide which album we liked better, so they are joint Album of the Week. Below is info on both albums, as well as full album streams and videos from each record. More

Aug 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

British political punks IDLES released a new album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, today via Partisan. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Aug 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

California’s Desert Daze festival has been announcing its lineup in stages. Now they have announced the fourth round of artists, including Slowdive (who join previously announced fellow shoegazing legends My Bloody Valentine), Wooden Shjips, Idles, Cosmonauts, L.A. Witch, Death Valley Girls, Vinyl Williams, Goon, Stonefield, Sugar Candy Mountain, and The Mad Walls. More

Aug 14, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

British punks IDLES are releasing a new album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, on August 31 via Partisan. Now they have shared a video for another new song from the album, “Great.” A press release describes the song as “a pro-immigration black comedy…as well as a scathing confrontation of the Brexit/Trump era.” More

Aug 05, 2022 By Joshua Mellin

Lollapalooza returned to Chicago’s Grant Park last weekend. More

Jul 08, 2022 By Jimi Arundell

Glastonbury Festival was a blast, and Under the Radar was there to savour every last second of it! More

Feb 04, 2022 By Jimi Arundell

IDLES are back with a vengeance! More

Nov 12, 2021 By Dom Gourlay

The phenomenon that continues to grow from strength to strength. It might have taken the best part of a decade for IDLES to make any kind of headway outside of their native Bristol, yet since 2017’s debut Brutalism provided an unsuspecting and unrelenting platform into the wider world, it’s probably fair to say they haven’t looked back. More

Dec 05, 2019 By Ian King

The rise of IDLES over the last 18 months has been heartening to watch. After years of half-focused gestation, the Bristol band had one of the best debut albums of 2017 with Brutalism, but with little U.S. exposure their first North American tour in March of 2018 was a modest four dates at small venues in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Toronto. More

Nov 12, 2018 By Michael James Hall

As the voices of 2000+ raise through London’s Kentish Town Forum, tears seem to spring to their eyes. “This song is about how much I love immigrants,” snarled singer Joe Talbot moments earlier to deafening cheers from the throng. More

Aug 31, 2018 By Michael James Hall

With last year’s Brutalism, Bristol, England’s IDLES invited us into a world of sharply angled, wryly comic, remarkably humane rock. It’s not often in recent times that a band turns up and turns things inside out. IDLES, however, are a very special proposition indeed and they’re here to change the world for the better through the inestimable power of punk rock, positivity, and community. More