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10 Best Songs of the Week: MGMT, Björk and Rosalía, Ducks Ltd., The Jesus and Mary Chain, and More

Plus Katy Kirby, Grandaddy, Future Islands, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 01, 2023

Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2023. 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 the Thanksgiving holiday. Although the majority of the songs were culled from this week’s releases. More

Ladytron Share New Christmas Song “All Over By Xmas”

Time’s Arrow Out Now via Cooking Vinyl

Dec 01, 2023

Iconic electro-pop band Ladytron are not the first act you’d suspect would release a festive single and yet here they are with a brand new Christmas song, “All Over By Xmas.” More

Jun 20, 2023

Ladytron have announced some new North American tour dates and shared new remixes of their 2005 song, “Destroy Everything You Touch,” by DJ/producer Space Motion More

Jan 20, 2023

Ladytron have released a new album, Time’s Arrow, today via Cooking Vinyl. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. They have also shared a video for the album’s third single “Faces.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Paramore, Caroline Polachek, H. Hawkline, Young Fathers, and More

Plus Samia, Floral Image, Pure Adult, Amber Arcades, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 09, 2022

Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2022. Despite things starting to wind down a bit for the holidays, there were plenty of contenders this week. More

Ladytron Share New Song “Faces”

Time’s Arrow Due Out January 20 via Cooking Vinyl

Dec 07, 2022

Ladytron are releasing a new album, Time’s Arrow, on January 20 via Cooking Vinyl. Now they have shared its third single, “Faces.” More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Miss Grit, Heather Woods Broderick, Fever Ray, Steve Mason, and More

Plus Yo La Tengo, Margo Price, Ladytron, Sharon Van Etten, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 11, 2022

Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out sick. So once again this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks (although all but three of the songs are from this week). More

Ladytron Share New Song “Misery Remember Me” and Announce New U.S. Tour Dates

Time’s Arrow Due Out January 20 via Cooking Vinyl

Nov 11, 2022

Ladytron are releasing a new album, Time’s Arrow, on January 20 via Cooking Vinyl. Now they have shared its second single, “Misery Remember Me,” and announced some new U.S. tour dates. More

Ladytron Share Cinematic Video for “City of Angels”

Time’s Arrow Due Out January 20 via Cooking Vinyl

Oct 26, 2022

Ladytron are releasing a new album, Time’s Arrow, on January 20 via Cooking Vinyl. Now they have shared a cinematic music video for the album’s previously shared first single, “City of Angels.” More

16 Best Songs of the Week: Weyes Blood, Wild Pink, GIFT, Ladytron, and More

Plus Meg Baird, The Big Moon, Alvvays, Julien Chang, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 14, 2022

Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we’ve been too busy working on our next two print issues and we also didn’t feel like there were a lot of strong contenders last week. So this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks and is thus a supersized Top 16 list. More

Ladytron Announce New Album, Share New Song “City of Angels”

Time’s Arrow Due Out January 20 via Cooking Vinyl

Oct 14, 2022

Ladytron have announced a new album, Time’s Arrow, and shared its first single, album opener “City of Angels.” The band have also announced some UK tour dates, with American dates to follow. More

Aug 22, 2022

Since debuting with 2001’s 604, Liverpool outfit Ladyton have made their mark as leading lights of electro pop, influencing countless artists from the underground to the mainstream. Last fans heard from the band, they had just put out their 2019 self-titled record, their first in seven years. We at Under the Radar also caught up with the band last year while revisiting some of the bands we interviewed in our first issue. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kamasi Washington, My Idea, and More

Plus SASAMI, Lucy Dacus, Röyksopp, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 04, 2022

Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week saw the start of the Winter Olympics in China, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day, the U.S. military took out the head of ISIS, and tensions continued between Russia and the Ukraine. More

Under the Radar Announces Special 20th Anniversary Double Issue

Issue 69 Has Two Cover Group Shots Featuring Grandaddy, CHVRCHES, Kamasi Washington, Bat For Lashes, Weyes Blood, The Divine Comedy, Elbow, Nilüfer Yanya, Miki Berenyi, The Horrors, and Rose Elinor Dougall

Dec 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

Ladytron Share Video and Short Film for “Tower of Glass”

Ladytron Out Now via Ladytron Music and !K7

Feb 05, 2020

Ladytron released a new self-titled album back in February 2019 via Ladytron Music and !K7. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “Tower of Glass,” as well as a separate 10-minute long short film, with the video made up of footage from the short film. More

Ladytron Are in a Car Crash in the Video for “Deadzone”

Ladytron Out Now via Ladytron Music and !K7

Sep 16, 2019

Ladytron released a new self-titled album back in February via Ladytron Music and !K7. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “Deadzone,” which takes place at a car crash. More

Ladytron Announce Remix EP, Share Free Download of “Far From Home (Dave the Hustler Remix)”

Far From Home - Night Versions Due Out August 30 via Ladytron Music and !K7

Aug 07, 2019

Ladytron released a new self-titled album back in February via Ladytron Music and !K7. It was their first album in seven-and-a-half years, since Gravity the Seducer, which came out in September 2011. Now they have announced a new remix EP, Far From Home - Night Versions, featuring new versions of the album’s “Far From Home.” More

Under the Radar Announces Issue 65 with Mitski and boygenius on the Covers

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

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

Ladytron – Stream Their First New Album in Almost Eight Years a Week Early

Ladytron Due Out February 15 via Ladytron Music and !K7

Feb 08, 2019

Ladytron are releasing a new self-titled album next Friday, February 15, via Ladytron Music and !K7. It’s their first album in seven-and-a-half years, since Gravity the Seducer, which came out in September 2011. Now you can stream the album a week early. More

Ladytron Officially Announce First New Album in Seven Years

Ladytron Due Out February 15 via Ladytron Music and !K7

Oct 10, 2018

Ladytron have been teasing their next album for several months now, but now it has finally been officially announced. More

Sep 06, 2018

Ladytron have shared a video for “The Island,” the second single from their forthcoming new album. Bryan M. Ferguson directed the video, which features a naked humanoid female (perhaps an alien, perhaps an experiment or a clone) escaping from a lab and being hunted. The science fiction-themed video has a somewhat disturbing climax. More

11 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: Richard Reed Parry, Low, Kurt Vile, Suede, and More

Plus Cat Power, Wild Nothing, Still Corners, Mitski, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 17, 2018

We took a break from Songs of the Week last week due to a little vacation by our publishers. So this week we are compiling the best songs of the last two weeks. Hence we couldn’t contain the list to our usual Top 10, although we didn’t do too badly, only expanding to a Top 11 and a few more honorable mentions than usual. More

Ladytron Share New Song “The Island”

Second Single From Forthcoming Album

Aug 16, 2018

Back in March Ladytron released their first new music in seven years, the new song “The Animals.” Now the band has shared another new song, “The Island,” which is the second single from an upcoming new album (the details of which have yet to be announced). More

Apr 05, 2018

Last month Ladytron released their first new music in seven years, the new song “The Animals.” It was one of our Songs of the Week. Then they also shared a remix of the song by Vince Clarke of Erasure (and formerly of Depeche Mode). Now the band has shared a video for “The Animals.” More

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess Releasing Album with The Horrors and My Bloody Valentine Members

As I Was Now Featuring Members of Primal Scream, Klaxons, and Ladyhawke Due Out April 21; Listen to "Inspired Again"

Mar 07, 2018

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced, As I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). More

Mar 06, 2018

Last week Ladytron released their first new music in seven years, the new song “The Animals.” It was one of our Songs of the Week. Now, as promised last week, the band have shared a remix of the song by Vince Clarke of Erasure (and formerly of Depeche Mode). Listen to it below via Deep House Amsterdam (who premiered it). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Tracyanne & Danny, Natalie Prass, CHVRCHES, and More

Plus Ryley Walker, Young Fathers, Lost Under Heaven, Gwenno, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 02, 2018

It was another good week for new songs. Any of our Top 3 songs could’ve been our #1 and we also quite enjoyed CHVRCHES’ collaboration with The National‘s Matt Berninger (on a weaker week that probably would’ve been #1). More

Ladytron Share New Song “The Animals” and Launch Pledge Music Campaign for New Album

First New Music in Seven Years; Plus a Vince Clarke (of Erasure) Remix is Coming Next Week

Mar 01, 2018

It’s been seven long years since Liverpool-formed electro-pop quartet Ladytron released their last album, 2011’s Gravity the Seducer. Under the Radar go way back with the band, we interviewed them about their debut album, 604, way back in our very first print issue in 2001. More

Sep 09, 2014

Back in 2013 Ladytron frontwomen Helen Marnie released her debut solo album Crystal World under her last name. More

Sep 17, 2012

As reported last week, Ladytron‘s Helen Marnie showed off photos that suggested she was working on a solo album in Iceland. More

Ladytron’s Helen Marnie Working On Solo Project

Currently Recording in Iceland

Sep 14, 2012

Ladytron‘s Helen Marnie has revealed on her Facebook page that she has begun work on a new solo project. More

Watch: Ladytron – “Mirage” Video

Ain’t No Party Like a Druid Party!

Nov 30, 2011

Ladytron got in touch with their mystical side for new video “Mirage,” a cut from recently released album, Gravity the Seducer. We have the clip. More

Under the Radar Magazine Announces 10th Anniversary Issue Featuring Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes

Plus: Paul Rudd vs. The Divine Comedy, plus interviews with Broadcast, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, Bat For Lashes, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, and much more

Oct 19, 2011

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More

Photos from Deluna Fest 2011 Day One including Weezer, Matt and Kim, and Stars

Plus Ladytron, Ra Ra Riot, Cold War Kids, and More

Oct 15, 2011

Check out photos from Day One of Deluna Fest 2011 in Pensacola, FL including Weezer, Stars, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Ladytron, Givers, and more. We sent photographer Christopher Garcia down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery. More

Sep 02, 2011

Today, Ladytron released this mysterious animated trailer for forthcoming album Gravity the Seducer (out September 13 via Nettwerk). We have the clip. More

Aug 05, 2011

Today, Ladytron granted us a sneak peak from their forthcoming album Gravity the Seducer (out September 13 via Nettwerk). We have the streams. More

Jul 28, 2011

Ladytron get their Eyes Wide Shut vibe on in the new video for “White Elephant”—a cut from forthcoming album Gravity the Seducer (out September 13). We have the clip. More

Ladytron Announces Tour

Gravity the Seducer Out September 13

Jul 06, 2011

Ahead of their forthcoming album Gravity the Seducer (out September 13 via Nettwerk) British electro-clashers Ladytron have announced a string of tour dates. We have the details. More

Listen: Ladytron, “White Elephants”

'Gravity the Seducer' Due Out Sept. 13

May 16, 2011

Ladytron unveils single “White Elephants,” the first track off their forthcoming studio album Gravity the Seducer. We have the stream. More

Ladytron Announces “Gravity the Seducer”

Out September 13 Via Nettwerk

Mar 31, 2011

Gothy synth-pop group Ladytron is busy prepping their fifth-full length, Gravity the Seducer. We have the details. More

Mar 01, 2011

Liverpool quartet Ladytron have unveiled a new music video for the song “Ace of Hz,” off the band’s forthcoming hits collection, Best of Ladytron: 00-10. More



Interviews

Aug 18, 2022

Ladytron’s debut album, 604, proved that you can acknowledge your musical influences whilst at the same time bring something fresh and exciting to the table. More

May 20, 2019

Ladytron are one of the most innovative bands of the 21st Century. Formed in Liverpool back in 1999 by Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Reuben Wu, and Daniel Hunt and bonded by a love of experimental electronic music and pop, the four-piece released their debut album, 604, two years later after a batch of critically acclaimed singles and EPs. More

Scottish Musicians Speak Out on Today’s Scottish Independence Referendum Vote

Members of Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Django Django, Frightened Rabbit, Ladytron, The Pastels, The Twilight Sad, The Vaselines, and Others on if They Are Voting Yes or No

Sep 18, 2014

Today is a historic day in Scotland as it is the day the nation votes on the Scottish Independence Referendum. The people of Scotland get to vote on whether or not to secede from the United Kingdom and have Scotland become its own country. Here various Scottish musicians weigh in on the subject. More

Scotland Week: Helen Marnie of Ladytron

"When I was living in Liverpool and then in London I always felt like a foreigner—like people thought I was some kind of novelty." - Helen Marnie

Sep 06, 2014

For this Scotland Week interview we talk to Helen Marnie, lead vocalist for Ladytron. The band may have formed in Liverpool in 1999, but Marnie was born in Glasgow, where she grew up before going to the University of Liverpool to study music. Once there she met Liverpool producers/DJs Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu. Bulgarian co-vocalist Mira Aroyo then joined them to form Ladytron, named after the Roxy Music song. In 2013 Marnie released her debut solo album, Crystal World. More

Ladytron

Mythical Beasts and Masterful Beats

Apr 02, 2008

“We’re just going to go out and get drunk now,” says Ladytron’s Daniel Hunt, having recently approved the final master of the band’s fourth record. “We’ve been organizing these album-wrap drinking sessions for about two weeks, and even though we hadn’t finished the record, we just kept having them anyway. But this one’s going to be definitive.” More


Reviews

Mar 30, 2023

It’s hard to believe Ladytron have been making music for nearly a quarter of a century. Particularly as they still sound as if they’ve been delivered from the future, which would explain why they’ve achieved such reverence while attaining a longevity many of their peers could only dream of. More

Feb 14, 2019

Ladytron appeared on the music scene in 2001 with their debut album 604 that, at the time, featured a contemporary synth pop sound with a decidedly European slickness. Not much has changed in the 17 years since, but if you do something well, why not keep doing it? More

Sep 27, 2011

2011 has been quite the year for Ladytron. In March, the British foursome put out their 10-year greatest hits collection, Best of Ladytron: 00-10, and now they’re releasing their fifth album, the band’s most grandiose and formal album yet. More