Nov 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Grandaddy have shared a brand new song, “Bison on the Plains.” It’s the band’s first new music since their 2017 comeback album, Last Place, which was their first album in 11 years, since 2006’s Just Like the Fambly Cat. “Bison on the Plains” is out now via 30th Century Records, a label run by Danger Mouse. Listen below. More

Oct 26, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This week’s Songs of the Week list is a supersized edition, with a Top 12 rather than our regular Top 10. Various new album announcements this week, as well as some excellent albums being released today, resulted in the need to make room for two extra tracks. More

Sep 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Grandaddy has announced a 20th anniversary reissue of 1997’s Under the Western Freeway. The vinyl-only reissue comes with a separate LP featuring eight previously unreleased tracks, including “Hawaiian Island Wranglers,” which the band has shared and can be heard below. More

Jun 08, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Apr 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. BNQT’s debut album, Volume 1, is due out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union. More

Mar 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Jan 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Sep 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

A year and a week ago Grandaddy frontman/main creative force Jason Lytle posted to Twitter that he was tracking a new Grandaddy album. More

Jun 02, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Band of Horses are releasing a new album, Why Are You OK, on June 10 via Interscope and American Recordings. Now the band has shared another song from the album, the ballad “Whatever, Wherever.” Zane Lowe debuted it today as his World Record on his Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music. Listen below. More

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Band of Horses are releasing a new album, Why Are You OK, via Interscope and American Recordings. Now the album’s exact release date has been confirmed as June 10 (previously it was just listed as June). Also the band has shared another song from the album, “In a Drawer,” which features backing vocals from J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Sera Cahoone, and Jenn Champion. More

Apr 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Band of Horses are releasing a new album, Why Are You OK, in June (exact date TBA) via Interscope and American Recordings. Now they have shared a lyric video for “Casual Party” and announced some tour dates. More

Nov 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next week on Nov. 23 Granddaddy’s Jason Lytle and Sea Of Bees will release a split 7’’ covering one another’s songs. More

Sep 05, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Ahead of his forthcoming solo album Dept. of Disappearance, former Grandaddy Jason Lytle has released a video for album track, “Your Final Setting Sun.” More

Jul 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With a number of reunion gigs slated to take place with his old band in the coming months, former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle has announced the release of a new solo effort entitled Dept. of Disappearance. More

Dec 09, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Ex-Granddaddy front man Jason Lytle is getting into the holiday spirit, releasing a Christmas EP though his bandcamp website for the very un-grinchy price of…free! More

Apr 11, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s Spring Issue will be hitting stands soon. Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan graces the cover and the issue features an in-depth nine-page interview with Khan that traces the long road to her amazing new album Two Suns. More

Mar 23, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s 2009 SXSW party was presented by JanSport and featured spirited sets from Mumford and Sons, Frances, Viva Voce, Loney Dear, Chairlift, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), and Camera Obscura. More

Mar 04, 2022 By Mark Redfern

When hatching plans to celebrate Under the Radar’s 20th anniversary I knew I wanted to go beyond just producing a special 20th anniversary issue. Despite two decades of writing about albums, one thing we’d never done is actually put one out ourselves. Thus I came upon the idea for Covers of Covers. The concept was so perfect and simple that I’m surprised we hadn’t thought of it before. We approached some of our favorite musicians and asked them to cover any song by any artist who had been on the front or back cover of our print issue over the years, including artists that had appeared in group cover shots. More

Mar 23, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s 2009 SXSW party was presented by JanSport and featured spirited sets from Mumford and Sons, Frances, Viva Voce, Loney Dear, Chairlift, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), and Camera Obscura. More