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Nov 15, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were still reeling from the election results and also artists, labels, and publicists were smart enough not to release too many songs last week. This week’s list thus covers the last two weeks. 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 Pixey, Lunar Vacation, Sampha and Little Simz, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 19, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip and Marina Malin)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list covers the last week. This week Andy Von Pip, Marina Malin, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 20 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Pearlies Out Now via Sonic Cathedral
Jul 17, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Emma Anderson, the co-founder of shoegaze icons Lush, released her acclaimed debut solo album, Pearlies, last October via Sonic Cathedral. Now she has shared a new single, “Taste the Air (Julia Holter Mix),” which is a rework of the Pearlies track by Los Angeles musician Julia Holter. More
Plus Maya Hawke, Elbow, Julia Holter, Parsnip, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 22, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip and Scott Dransfield both helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week, narrowed down from the 16 songs we seriously considered. More
Plus Camera Obscura, Julia Holter, St. Vincent, La Luz, King Hannah, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were deep in deadline-mode finishing our new print issue, so this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last two weeks. To be honest, we are still putting the finishing touches on the issue today and tomorrow, but there were so many notable songs released in the last two weeks that we still had to find the time to do a Songs of the Week today. More
Something in the Room She Moves Due Out March 22 via Domino
Feb 28, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Julia Holter is releasing a new album, Something in the Room She Moves, on March 22 via Domino. Now she has shared its third single, “Evening Mood,” via a music video. More
Plus Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Omni, Youth Lagoon, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements. More
Something in the Room She Moves Due Out March 22 via Domino
Jan 09, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Julia Holter has announced a new album, Something in the Room She Moves, and shared a new song, “Spinning,” via a music video. She’s also announced some new tour dates. More
Plus Lala Lala, Ty Segall, Yumi Zouma, Julia Holter, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 10, 2023
By Mark Redfern (and Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 10 this week. More
New Single Out Now via Domino
Nov 07, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Julia Holter has shared a new song, “Sun Girl,” via an animated video. The single is out now via Domino. More
Crime and medieval love affairs
Nov 09, 2022
By Laura Studarus
Behold, another Why Not Both Wednesday! This week we chatted with Harper Simon and Julia Holter about medieval love affairs, polyphonic vocal arrangements and the joys of collaboration. More
Supporting Acts Will Be Hand Habits and Julia Holter
Nov 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) has announced dates for a 2022 North American tour. Supporting acts for the tour will be Hand Habits and Julia Holter. More
Plus Muzz, The Lemon Twigs, Caroline Rose, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 06, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s been a topsy-turvy week. SXSW was just cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Democratic presidential primaries have dramatically changed in the last week, with Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and, sigh, Elizabeth Warren all dropping out of the race, leaving just Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. More
Hunted Due Out Tomorrow via Domino
Mar 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Anna Calvi is releasing a new album, Hunted, tomorrow via Domino. It is a new stripped down version of her 2018 album Hunter featuring various notable guest singers. Now she has shared Hunted‘s version of “Swimming Pool,” which features guest vocals from Julia Holter. More
Hunted Due Out March 6 via Domino; Album Also Features Julia Holter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot
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
Aviary Out Now via Domino
May 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last fall via Domino. It was our Album of the Week and made the Top 10 in our Top 100 Albums of 2018 list. Now she has announced some more summer tour dates for this July. Some of them are cities she’s never performed in before and the shows will feature a six-piece band. More
Issue 65 is Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter, Foals, and Kurt Vile; Plus a Tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, and Much More
Mar 01, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More
Aviary Out Now via Domino
Feb 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last fall via Domino. It was our Album of the Week and made the Top 10 in our Top 100 Albums of 2018 list. Now she has shared a new video for “Les Jeux to You.” Geneva Jacuzzi directed the surreal black & white clip, which stars Holter and Tashi Wada. More
Dec 30, 2018
By Mark Redfern
And here we are, the end of another year. The last 12 months tried the patience of anyone who longed for civility in politics, with divisive policies and a president beloved by only his most ardent supporters. More
Aviary Out Now via Domino
Nov 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last month via Domino. It was our Album of the Week. Now she has shared a new video for “Whether.” Frequent collaborator Dicky Bahto directed the somewhat abstract clip. More
Aviary Out Now via Domino
Oct 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter released a new album, Aviary, last Friday via Domino. It was our Album of the Week. Now she has shared a new making of documentary about the creation of the album. Dicky Bahto directed it and you can watch it below. Also below are her upcoming tour dates. More
Plus The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; boygenius; Beirut; Beach House; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
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
Aviary Out Now via Domino
Oct 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter has released a new album, Aviary, today via Domino. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Neneh Cherry, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 19, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
An artist whose last song also made it to #1 on that week’s list and an anti-Donald Trump protest song scheduled to be covered by many more artists head this week’s Songs of the Week list. Plus Thom Yorkemakes the list yet again. More
Aviary Due Out October 26 via Domino
Oct 17, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter is releasing a new album, Aviary, on October 26 via Domino. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “I Shall Love 2” (which was our #1 Song of the Week). Now she has shared another new song from the album, “Words I Heard,” also via a video. More
Plus Men I Trust, Okkervil River, Phosphorescent, The Twilight Sad, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Last week’s Songs of the Week was sparse, with only a Top 8 (and two of those songs were from the same artist), probably due to it building up a three-day weekend. There wasn’t much to write about at the start of this week, due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but labels, bands, and publicists more than made up for it with plenty of new songs the rest of the week. More
Aviary Due Out October 26 via Domino
Sep 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Julia Holter has announced a new album, Aviary, and shared a video for its first single, “I Shall Love 2.” She has also announced some tour dates. More
They Join Previously Announced Lineup Including Tame Impala, Jarvis Cocker, Mercury Rev Performing Deserter's Songs, and More
Jul 24, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
California’s Desert Daze festival has been announcing its lineup in stages. Now they have announced the third round of artists, including second headliner My Bloody Valentine, as well as Julia Holter, Shellac, Escape-ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers. More
Plus Middle Kids, GUM, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Soccer Mommy, Laura Veirs, Jay Som, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 02, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Wow, what a week for fantastic new tracks. Last week when we were putting together the Songs of the Week the pickings were slimmer and the best we could come up with was nine songs, rather than a full 10. More
"I never considered myself a misogynist or sexual predator."
Jan 25, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Former Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails leader Matt Mondanile came under fire last year after seven women came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting them in some manner over the years and Real Estate issued a statement to say that he was fired from the band “in February 2016 when allegations of unacceptable treatment of women were brought to our attention.” More
"He was emotionally abusive to the point where I had to have a lawyer intervene and was afraid for my life."
Oct 25, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Former Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails leader Matt Mondanile is currently under a thick cloud of sexual assault allegations after seven women came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting them in some manner over the years and Real Estate issued a statement to say that he was fired from the band “in February 2016 when allegations of unacceptable treatment of women were brought to our attention.” Now singer/songwriter/pianist Julia Holter has posted a statement to her Facebook account in which she alleges that Mondanile was emotionally abusive. More
Plus a Connan Mockasin Sitcom?
Dec 06, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Marfa Myths have announced their 2017 lineup. The festival goes down March 9 - 12 in Marfa, Texas and is put together by Mexican Summer and Ballroom Marfa. Weyes Blood and Perfume Genius will do a collaborative performance together. More
Bleed For This Film and Soundtrack Due Out November 18, Soundtrack Also Features Willis Earl Beal Songs
Oct 13, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, last September via Domino and it made it to #4 on our Top 100 Albums of 2015 list. More
Liquid Cool Out Now via Gloriette
Jul 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Last month Nite Jewel released her new album, Liquid Cool, via Gloriette. Now Julia Holter has remixed Liquid Cool track “Running Out of Time.” Listen to the dreamy remix below, followed by Nite Jewel’s upcoming tour dates. More
Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, Wolf Parade, Ty Segall, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Julia Holter, and Many Others Set for Los Angeles Fest in Au
Mar 29, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
FYF Fest has announced its 2016 lineup and it’s another impressive one. The event is due to take place August 27 and 28 at LA Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Saturday will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala and Sunday will be headlined by LCD Soundsystem (who seem to be playing every festival this year) and Grace Jones. More
Grimes, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, and others on Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) in Quincy, Washington
Jan 12, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2016 festival, their 15th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. It’s a stacked lineup, including The Cure, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Florence and the Machine, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, Jamie xx, Caribou, Yeasayer, Savages, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, and others.
Have You in My Wilderness Out Now via Domino
Dec 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, back in September via Domino and it’s already appearing on some prominent best albums of 2015 lists, including hitting #1 on the lists from both Mojo and Uncut. Now she has announced a few more 2016 tour dates for next March, as well as an appearance at the Moog Fest in May. More
This Weekend in Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 20, 2015
By Julia Underwood
This weekend, Utrecht, Netherlands hosts the ninth edition of Le Guess Who. More
Have You in My Wilderness Out Now via Domino
Nov 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter released her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, back in September via Domino. Now you she has shared a new video for “Silhouette.” Rick Bahto directed the atmospheric clip, which features lots of quick shots (in color and black & white) of Holter as she hangs out, contemplates life, and writes in her diary, among other things. More
Issue 55 Also Includes Interviews with Julia Holter, Kurt Vile, Neon Indian, Martin Courtney, The Dears, John Grant, Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead, the Cast of Back to the Future, and More
Nov 13, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, as well as Readbug and Kindle. The issue features EL VY (Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls) on the cover. More
Have You in My Wilderness Due out Today via Domino
Sep 25, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fantastic fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, today via Domino. Now you she has shared a new video of her performing album track “Betsy on the Roof” solo on a piano. The video was produced in collaboration with Nowness, directed by Federico Urdaneta, and filmed within London’s St. Pancras clock tower. More
Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino
Sep 17, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, next Friday (September 25) via Domino. Now you can stream the whole glorious thing below, via NPR First Listen. Holter has also shared an individual stream of another song from the record, the stirring piano-backed ballad “Betsy on the Roof,” which swells with strings towards the end. More
Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino
Sep 09, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is releasing her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, on September 25 via Domino. She previously shared the video for album opener “Feel You” and the audio for “Sea Calls Me Home.” Now the latter, the clear highlight from the album and a track likely to end up somewhere on our best songs of 2015 list, has a video. More
Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino, U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Aug 26, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter recently announced her fourth full-length album, Have You in My Wilderness, which is due out September 25 via Domino. More
Have You in My Wilderness Due out September 25 via Domino
Jul 09, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles based artist Julia Holter is back with her fourth full-length album and has shared a video for its first single. Have You in My Wilderness, the follow-up to 2013’s Loud City Song, is due out September 25 via Domino. You can watch the video for album opener “Feel You,” which features Holter paling around with a dog and looking a bit lonely. More
November 19-22 in Utrecht, Netherlands
May 26, 2015
By Laura Studarus
On November 19-22, Utrecht, Netherlands will once again host Le Guess Who? Festival. More
Plus New Tracks from Radiohead's Phil Selway, School of Seven Bells, Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison, Willis Earl Beal, and Others
Jun 27, 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 Grimes, Jessie Ware, Radiohead’s Phil Selway, Zola Jesus, alt-J, School of Seven Bells, Willis Earl Beal, and much more. More
Oct 28, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Loud City Song, the latest full-length effort by singer/songwriter Julia Holter has already been paired with a number of music videos, including such standout tracks as “In the Green Wild” and “This Is A True Heart.” More
Sep 10, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Los Angeles-based artist Julia Holter has premiered a new music video for her Loud City Song single “This Is A True Heart.” More
Aug 12, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
This August sees the release of several notable albums. Ahead of their impending due dates, three of them have become available to stream in full online. More
All This Weekend in Katowice, Poland
Aug 03, 2013
By Julia underwood
This weekend, Katowice, Poland is hosting the seventh annual OFF Festival. We sent writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. Check out her gallery of photos, featuring Piotr Kurek, Nathalie and the Loners, UL/KR, Glass Animals, Merchandise, Jens Lekman, Julia Holter, and Skalpel. More
Jul 09, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Next month L.A. singer/songwriter Julia Holter will release her third album Loud City Song. More
Shares Music Video for Opening Track "World"
May 22, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Julia Holter has announced the upcoming release of her third album Loud City Song. More
Issue also Includes Top 100 Albums of 2012; Artist Surveys; and Interviews with Passion Pit, Scott Walker, Tig Notaro, The xx, Sleigh Bells, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, Jessie Ware, and more
Dec 21, 2012
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar’s Best of 2012 issue is shipping out to stores and subscribers and will be on newsstands nationwide in January. It features Grimes on the cover and includes interviews with other artists who made an impact in the last year, including Baroness, Julia Holter, Mount Eerie, Tig Notaro, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Ty Segall, Sleigh Bells, Swans, Trust, Scott Walker, Jessie Ware, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, and The xx. Plus the Top 100 albums of the year and Year-End Artist Surveys. More
Nov 29, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Julia Holter heads straight down the rabbit hole and into the doll house in new video “Goddess Eyes II.” More
Aug 28, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Still supporting her newest album Ekstasis singer/songwriter Julia Holter has debuted a visually arresting music video for her song “Goddess Eye I.” More
May 31, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Soon to open for Sigur Rós for a number of west coast dates this summer avant-garde singer/songwriter Julia Holter has debuted wanderlusting music video for her Ekstasis cut “Our Sorrows.” More
Interviews
Mar 22, 2024
By Jasper Willems
On “Sun Girl,” the iridescent opening track of Julia Holter’s new album, Something in the Room She Moves, the California-based composer lets her phrasing dissolve into novel expressions. It sounds as if she magically learns a new foreign tongue on the spot: “Sun girl / Sun girl / Sun may / Some girl / Sun maze / Some girl.” The song sparkles and rattles, like a celestial dial being turned back, transporting the listener to a daybreak where everything feels possible yet nothing seems certain. Here lies the beating heart of Holter’s work; she luxuriates in mystery and oblivion, never allowing sound and language to fully solidify. More
May 28, 2019
By Conrad Duncan
It’s not just on record that Julia Holter demands your full attention. During her epic, and often extraordinary, new album Aviary, it is easy to feel lost and overwhelmed by its web of lush strings, abrupt transitions, and references from antiquity. More
Jan 08, 2016
By Matt Fink
Julia Holter hasn’t owned a piano in her adult life, something that might come as a surprise given how prominently the instrument is featured on her third full-length release, Have You in My Wilderness. That’s all changing today, as the Los Angeles singer/songwriter has located a slightly decrepit one at the hardware store near her apartment, on sale for the princely sum of $160. More
Reviews
Oct 24, 2018
By J. Pace
In naming Aviary, her studio follow-up to 2015’s Have You in My Wilderness, Julia Holter took inspiration from a line from a 2009 short story by Lebanese-American poet and essayist Etel Adnan: “I found myself in an aviary full of shrieking birds.” More
Mar 31, 2017
By Lauren Hardy
Recorded live over two days in London, In The Same Room is the glowing starter sparks of Domino Documents, Domino Records’ new imprint, its documentary-on-sound homage to music’s radio-era grainy golden years smartly dressed into impeccably produced live-cut studio recordings. More
Aug 21, 2013
By Alee Karim
Loud City Song is that rare, refreshing, and inspiring album that simply aspires to be a world unto itself. Pulling equally from modern classical, Tin Pan Alley musicals, musique concrète, and what can only be described as avant-pop as descendant from forebears such as Kate Bush and David Bowie, the album resists and even violently squirms away from attempts at categorization. More
Aug 04, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Walking through the field on the second day of OFF Festival, I was faced with a large group of teenagers, sprinting towards me and singing a chipper refrain from Zbigniew Wodecki’s triumphant performance the previous evening. It was a heartwarming moment. After all, isn’t that the point of heading to a festival in another country? More
