News
Peanut Butter Out Now via Slumberland
Jun 01, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Although their sophomore album, Peanut Butter, only came out a couple of weeks back, Welsh noise pop band Joanna Gruesome have announced that vocalist Alanna Mcardle is leaving the band. Taking her place will be Kate Stonestreet of Pennycress on vocals/shouting/screaming and Roxy Brennan of Two White Cranes, Grubs, Trust Fund, and TOWEL on melodic vocals/keyboards. More
Plus New Tracks from Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins, Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, and Others
Aug 22, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Charli XCX, Phoenix, Interpol, Caribou, Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins (Toro Y Moi side-project), Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, TEEN, Douglas Dare, The Coathangers, Young Karin, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More
Interviews
Alanna McArdle, Max Warren, and Owen Williams on 2014's Best Albums, Common Criticisms, and Fan Interactions
Jan 07, 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.
Reviews
Jun 18, 2015
By Michael Wojtas
The marriage of noise and pop is as old as garage rock itself, but few recent bands have wed sonic assaults and bracingly gorgeous melodicism as convincingly as Joanna Gruesome. More
Nov 28, 2013
By Kate Bennett
As you might expect from an act whose members met in an anger management course, then twisted the name of pretty-voiced girl-with-a-harp Joanna Newsom into something that sounds like a cruel high school nickname, Welsh band Joanna Gruesome play loud, noisy, bratty punk rock, with the playful defiance of ‘90s riot grrrl and song titles such as “Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers” and “Lemonade Grrrl.” More
